育てる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 育てる | 育てない |
| Polite | 育てます | 育てません |
| Past polite | 育てました | 育てませんでした |
| Past | 育てた | 育てなかった |
| Te-form | 育てて | 育てないで |
| Desire | 育てたい | 育てたくない |
| Potential | 育てられるalso 育てれる | 育てられないalso 育てれない |
| Passive | 育てられる | 育てられない |
| Causative | 育てさせる | 育てさせない |
| Causative passive | 育てさせられる | 育てさせられない |
| Volitional | 育てよう | |
| Polite volitional | 育てましょう | |
| Imperative | 育てろ | 育てるな |
| Conditional | 育てれば | 育てなければ |
| Tara conditional | 育てたら | 育てなかったら |
She raised three children.
My grandmother grows flowers in the garden.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Focuses on developing skills, knowledge, or character through instruction or discipline.
He is good at training young athletes.
A good teacher cultivates students' talents.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Emphasizes promoting growth or development in a broader sense, such as nurturing a business, relationship, or abstract quality.
He grew a small shop into a large company.
It takes time to nurture a friendship.
I'm growing tomatoes in the garden.
This school aims to nurture the children's talents.
She is raising her son by herself.
This dog has been raised with great care.
The company is putting effort into developing young talent.
育てる means to raise or nurture something like a child, animal, or plant over time, whereas 生やす specifically refers to growing hair, whiskers, or plants (often on one's body or land).
育てる means to raise or nurture something after it has started growing, whereas 植える is specifically the act of putting it into the soil in the first place.
育てる covers raising anything (children, plants, animals) in a broad developmental sense, whereas 飼育 is specifically about caring for animals under human control.
育てる is the everyday word for raising or nurturing someone (children, plants, animals), while 仕立てる in this sense stresses molding a person into a specific skill or role.
育てる means to raise or nurture a person, skill, or organism over time, while 伸ばす focuses narrowly on increasing or bringing out an existing ability or result.
育てる is the broad word for raising or developing a person or thing over time, while 鍛える is narrower, implying strict, repeated training to build strength or discipline.
way of raising; method of bringing up