減る (へる, heru) Japanese meaning: decrease | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000減る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 減る | 減らない |
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| Polite | 減ります | 減りません |
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| Past polite | 減りました | 減りませんでした |
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| Past | 減った | 減らなかった |
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| Te-form | 減って | 減らないで |
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| Desire | 減りたい | 減りたくない |
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| Potential | 減れる | 減れない |
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| Passive | 減られる | 減られない |
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| Causative | 減らせる | 減らせない |
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| Causative passive | 減らせられるalso 減らされる | 減らせられないalso 減らされない |
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| Volitional | 減ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 減りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 減れ | 減るな |
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| Conditional | 減れば | 減らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 減ったら | 減らなかったら |
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近
、
体
重
が
減
っ
た
。
I've lost weight recently.
The population of this town is decreasing year by year.
Usage patterns
〈数〉が減るfor a number/quantity to decrease
The population of this town is decreasing year by year.
体重が減るto lose weight
I've lost weight because I exercise every day.
収入が減るfor income to decrease
My income has decreased because of the recession.
Expressions
小腹が減るget a little hungry; get a bit peckish 減るもんじゃないit's no big deal; it won't hurt; it's not like it's the end of the world
たまる
N3
減る means to decrease, the opposite of 溜まる, which means to build up or accumulate.
減る means to decrease, the direct opposite of かさむ's sense of increasing or piling up.
減る means to decrease, the direct opposite of 加わる's sense of increasing in amount or intensity.
