深める|ふかめるfukameru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 深める(ふかめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 深めます(ふかめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 深めない(ふかめない) |
| polite (masen) | 深めません(ふかめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 深めず・深めぬ(ふかめず・ふかめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 深めた(ふかめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 深めました(ふかめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 深めなかった(ふかめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 深めませんでした(ふかめませんでした) |
| Te form | 深めて(ふかめて) |
| Potential | 深められる(ふかめられる) |
| Passive | 深められる(ふかめられる) |
| Causative | 深めさせる(ふかめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 深めさせられる(ふかめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 深めれば(ふかめれば) |
| tara | 深めたら(ふかめたら) |
| Volitional | 深めよう(ふかめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 深めましょう(ふかめましょう) |
| Imperative | 深めろ(ふかめろ) |
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
- Related強めるつよめるNeutralStrengthens the force or intensity of something, as in 「警戒を強める」; it is about strength, while 「深める」 is about degree, deepening understanding.
- Related強化きょうかWrittenWritten/formal term for reinforcing systems or capabilities, as in 「守備を強化する」; it leans toward building up strength rather than deepening.
- Antonym浅めるNeutralThe antonym: to make something shallow, the direct opposite of the deepening done by 「深める」.
Use 「深める」 for deepening understanding, relationships, or feelings, as in 「理解を深める」 and 「親睦を深める」. For strengthening intensity say 「強める」; for building up strength or systems, 「強化」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 深くする。


