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甘やかす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	甘あまやかす	甘あまやかさない
Polite	甘あまやかします	甘あまやかしません
Past polite	甘あまやかしました	甘あまやかしませんでした
Past	甘あまやかした	甘あまやかさなかった
Te-form	甘あまやかして	甘あまやかさないで
Desire	甘あまやかしたい	甘あまやかしたくない
Potential	甘あまやかせる	甘あまやかせない
Passive	甘あまやかされる	甘あまやかされない
Causative	甘あまやかさせる	甘あまやかさせない
Causative passive	甘あまやかさせられる	甘あまやかさせられない
Volitional	甘あまやかそう
Polite volitional	甘あまやかしましょう
Imperative	甘あまやかせ	甘あまやかすな
Conditional	甘あまやかせば	甘あまやかさなければ
Tara conditional	甘あまやかしたら	甘あまやかさなかったら

Pairs with甘える

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

pamper; spoil; coddle

Used when someone is treated too leniently, given too much, or not disciplined enough, often with a negative connotation of making them weak or dependent.

子こ供どもを甘あまやかしすぎると、わがままになるよ。
If you spoil your child too much, they'll become selfish.
彼かれは部ぶ下かを甘あまやかしてばかりで、注ちゅう意いをしない。
He just coddles his subordinates and never gives them warnings.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を甘あまやかしすぎるto spoil someone too much
母ははは息子むすこを甘あまやかしすぎて、何なんでも言いう通とおりにしてしまう。
The mother spoils her son too much and does whatever he says.
〈人ひと〉に甘あまやかされるto be spoiled by someone
彼かれは祖そ父ふ母ぼに甘あまやかされて育そだった。
He grew up being spoiled by his grandparents.
ペットを甘あまやかすto spoil a pet
うちの犬いぬは甘あまやかされて、わがままになった。
Our dog has become spoiled and stubborn.

Expressions

甘あまやかして育そだてるbring up indulgently; coddle; spoil

Kanji

甘sweet, coax, pamper

Transitive / intransitive

甘あまえるN2
甘える is intransitive, describing the person who acts spoiled or relies on someone's kindness, while 甘やかす is transitive, describing the person who indulges them.

Related words

溺でき愛あい
溺愛する emphasizes excessive love or doting affection, whereas 甘やかす focuses on lax discipline and overindulgence that can weaken someone.
猫可愛ねこかわいがり
猫可愛がりする is a colloquial expression for doting on someone excessively like a pet, while 甘やかす is the more neutral, general verb for spoiling someone.
ちやほやN1
甘やかす means to indulge someone by being too lenient (e.g. with discipline), while ちやほや focuses on showering someone with flattering attention and praise.
ほいほい
甘やかす means to spoil or indulge someone through one's actions, while ほいほい (in this sense) describes the overly accommodating manner of treating them.
大おお目めに見みるN1
甘やかす means to spoil or indulge someone habitually, whereas 大目に見る refers to letting a specific fault or mistake pass without punishment.

Opposites

しつけるN1
しつける means to discipline or train someone properly, the opposite of 甘やかす, which means to indulge someone without discipline.

Don't confuse with

甘あまいN5
甘い is an adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'lenient', while 甘やかす is the verb meaning to actively spoil or pamper someone.
可愛かわいがるN3
甘やかす means to spoil or overindulge someone, whereas 可愛がる is simply showing affection and doesn't necessarily imply indulgence or lack of discipline.

Written forms

甘あまやかすUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the reading is unambiguous.
あまやかすUsage2%

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 甘い (sweet, lenient) with the verb-forming suffix やかす, which often adds a sense of 'treating someone in that way'.