冷える|ひえるhieru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down冷えたビールがあればたまらないね。↗A cold beer would hit the spot!
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 冷える(ひえる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 冷えます(ひえます) |
| Negative (nai) | 冷えない(ひえない) |
| polite (masen) | 冷えません(ひえません) |
| classical zu / nu | 冷えず・冷えぬ(ひえず・ひえぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 冷えた(ひえた) |
| polite (mashita) | 冷えました(ひえました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 冷えなかった(ひえなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 冷えませんでした(ひえませんでした) |
| Te form | 冷えて(ひえて) |
| Potential | 冷えられる(ひえられる) |
| Passive | 冷えられる(ひえられる) |
| Causative | 冷えさせる(ひえさせる) |
| Causative passive | 冷えさせられる(ひえさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 冷えれば(ひえれば) |
| tara | 冷えたら(ひえたら) |
| Volitional | 冷えよう(ひえよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 冷えましょう(ひえましょう) |
| Imperative | 冷えろ(ひえろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym冷めるさめるNeutralSaid of hot things going cool, as in 「お茶が冷める」; stresses losing heat, while 「冷える」 stresses the temperature dropping until it is cold.
- Related冷却れいきゃくWrittenWritten term for cooling or refrigeration, as in 「冷却装置」; it belongs mostly to technical contexts.
- Antonym温まるあたたまるNeutralThe direct opposite of 「冷える」: to grow warm, as in 「体が温まる」.
- Antonym熱くなるCasualColloquial opposite of 「冷える」: to become hot, as in 「顔が熱くなる」.
「冷える」 is the default for getting cold. Use 「冷める」 when hot things cool down, 「冷却」 for technical cooling, 「温まる」 for warming up, and 「熱くなる」 for getting hot.
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