低める|ひくめるhikumeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lower; to be lowered
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 低める(ひくめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 低めます(ひくめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 低めない(ひくめない) |
| polite (masen) | 低めません(ひくめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 低めず・低めぬ(ひくめず・ひくめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 低めた(ひくめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 低めました(ひくめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 低めなかった(ひくめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 低めませんでした(ひくめませんでした) |
| Te form | 低めて(ひくめて) |
| Potential | 低められる(ひくめられる) |
| Passive | 低められる(ひくめられる) |
| Causative | 低めさせる(ひくめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 低めさせられる(ひくめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 低めれば(ひくめれば) |
| tara | 低めたら(ひくめたら) |
| Volitional | 低めよう(ひくめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 低めましょう(ひくめましょう) |
| Imperative | 低めろ(ひくめろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym下げるさげるNeutralThe most general, colloquial verb for lowering or hanging something, as in 「値段を下げる」; 「低める」 leans toward written prose.
- Related引き下げるひきさげるNeutralSpecifically for lowering prices, taxes or standards, as in 「金利を引き下げる」; 「低める」 leans toward written prose.
- Related落とすおとすNeutralUsed for dropping things or bringing levels down, as in 「スピードを落とす」; 「低める」 leans toward written prose.
- Antonym高めるたかめるNeutralSits opposite 「低める」 on the high–low scale: to raise or strengthen something, as in 「意識を高める」.
- AntonymあげるNeutralAlso opposite to 「低める」 on the high–low scale: to lift or raise something; the most general, everyday word.
Use 「低める」 for lowering the voice, posture and the like, as in 「声を低める」; it leans toward written prose. For everyday lowering use 「下げる」, for cutting prices, taxes or standards 「引き下げる」, for reducing speed 「落とす」. The antonyms are 「高める」 and 「上げる」.
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