冷める|さめるsameru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto cool down; to get cold
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to dampen; to fade; to wane
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 冷める（さめる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 冷めます（さめます） |
| Negative (nai) | 冷めない（さめない） |
| polite (masen) | 冷めません（さめません） |
| classical zu / nu | 冷めず・冷めぬ（さめず・さめぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 冷めた（さめた） |
| polite (mashita) | 冷めました（さめました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 冷めなかった（さめなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 冷めませんでした（さめませんでした） |
| Te form | 冷めて（さめて） |
| Potential | 冷められる（さめられる） |
| Passive | 冷められる（さめられる） |
| Causative | 冷めさせる（さめさせる） |
| Causative passive | 冷めさせられる（さめさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 冷めれば（さめれば） |
| tara | 冷めたら（さめたら） |
| Volitional | 冷めよう（さめよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 冷めましょう（さめましょう） |
| Imperative | 冷めろ（さめろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
スープが冷める
冷める is intransitive and describes something cooling down by itself, as in スープが冷める. 冷ます is transitive and means to cool something deliberately, as in スープを冷ます.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym冷えるひえるNeutralCovers temperature dropping in the air, your body, or objects, as in 「冷えたビール」; 「冷める」 is for hot things going cold and for enthusiasm fading.
- Related冷却れいきゃくWrittenA noun for cooling or lowering temperature, mainly technical, as in 「冷却水」; also figuratively of relations cooling. Typical of written/formal prose.
- Antonym温まるあたたまるNeutralMeans growing warm; the opposite of 「冷める」, which is about getting cold.
- Antonym熱くなるNeutralGetting hot or getting worked up; the opposite of 「冷める」, which is about cooling down and calming.
Use 「冷める」 when hot food goes cold or enthusiasm fades, as in 「愛が冷める」. For air temperature dropping, say 「冷える」; for technical cooling, 「冷却」; for warming up, 「温まる」.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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