引き下げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引き下げる | 引き下げない |
| Polite | 引き下げます | 引き下げません |
| Past polite | 引き下げました | 引き下げませんでした |
| Past | 引き下げた | 引き下げなかった |
| Te-form | 引き下げて | 引き下げないで |
| Desire | 引き下げたい | 引き下げたくない |
| Potential | 引き下げられるalso 引き下げれる | 引き下げられないalso 引き下げれない |
| Passive | 引き下げられる | 引き下げられない |
| Causative | 引き下げさせる | 引き下げさせない |
| Causative passive | 引き下げさせられる | 引き下げさせられない |
| Volitional | 引き下げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 引き下げましょう | |
| Imperative | 引き下げろ | 引き下げるな |
| Conditional | 引き下げれば | 引き下げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引き下げたら | 引き下げなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for lowering prices, taxes, standards, or numerical levels. Often appears in economic or policy contexts.
The government is considering lowering the consumption tax.
The store reduced the prices of all its products.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
demote; lower in rank
Used for demoting someone or lowering a position, status, or rank. Less common than sense 1.
He was demoted from section chief to subsection chief due to repeated mistakes.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for withdrawing or abandoning a proposal, request, plan, or demand. Often implies pulling back something that was put forward.
The union withdrew its wage increase demand.
He had no choice but to withdraw the proposal.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for withdrawing troops, forces, or personnel from a position. Also used for pulling back or moving something back physically.
The military withdrew its troops from the border.
He pulled his foot back one step.
The company lowered the price of its new product.
He was demoted because of misconduct.
The company withdrew the proposal.
The government withdrew troops from the border.
The government lowered the tax rate by two percent.