やめる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | やめる | やめない |
| Polite | やめます | やめません |
| Past polite | やめました | やめませんでした |
| Past | やめた | やめなかった |
| Te-form | やめて | やめないで |
| Desire | やめたい | やめたくない |
| Potential | やめられるalso やめれる | やめられないalso やめれない |
| Passive | やめられる | やめられない |
| Causative | やめさせる | やめさせない |
| Causative passive | やめさせられる | やめさせられない |
| Volitional | やめよう | |
| Polite volitional | やめましょう | |
| Imperative | やめろ | やめるな |
| Conditional | やめれば | やめなければ |
| Tara conditional | やめたら | やめなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Only when written 止める / 已める
Used for voluntarily stopping an ongoing activity, habit, or practice. Often takes a noun or verb in の or こと form.
I want to quit smoking.
It started raining, so we stopped the game.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for canceling plans, abandoning an intention, or refraining from doing something. Often implies a decision not to proceed.
I decided to cancel the trip.
He is abstaining from alcohol.
I decided to stop running every morning.
He dropped out of university and started working.
We decided to call off the travel plans.
Let's stop being late from now on.
控える means to refrain from or hold back on something out of caution or moderation, while 止める means to stop or give it up outright.
やめる is the general, all-purpose word for stopping or quitting, while 止す is a more casual, colloquial synonym that often implies abandoning something partway through.
やめる means to quit or give up one's own action, while 止める focuses on stopping someone else's action or an ongoing process.