遠慮
えんりょする
restraint, reserve, hesitate
Enryosuru (遠慮) is an irregular verb meaning "restraint, reserve, hesitate". Its polite form is 遠慮します (enryosurushimasu), its te form is 遠慮して (enryosurushite), its past form is 遠慮した (enryosurushita), and its negative form is 遠慮しない (enryosurushinai).
Irregular verbJLPT N4
Enryosuru (遠慮) conjugation quick reference
遠慮 means "restraint, reserve, hesitate". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Enryosuru example sentences
遠慮しないで、何でも聞いてください。
Don't hesitate to ask anything.
昨日は遠慮して、デザートを食べませんでした。
I restrained myself from eating dessert yesterday.
彼には遠慮せずに本音を言いました。
I didn't hold back and told him the truth.
How to use Enryosuru: grammar notes
•遠慮 is usually used with する (to do), so say 遠慮します to mean “I hesitate” or “I hold back.”
•Use を with 遠慮する, like in プレゼントを遠慮します (“I’ll pass on the gift”) — don’t forget the を!
•遠慮しないで means “Don’t hold back,” so it’s a friendly way to encourage someone — just be sure not to say 遠慮しませんで, which sounds unnatural.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Enryosuru
遠慮しないでください
Please don’t hesitate / Please don’t hold back
ご遠慮ください
Please refrain (often used on signs or politely asking someone not to do something)
遠慮なくいただきます
I’ll have it without hesitation / I’ll gladly accept (often said when accepting food or gifts)
Enryosuru (遠慮) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 遠慮する | enryosurusuru |
| Masu Form | 遠慮します | enryosurushimasu |
| Te Form | 遠慮して | enryosurushite |
| Past Form | 遠慮した | enryosurushita |
| Negative Form | 遠慮しない | enryosurushinai |
| Past Negative | 遠慮しなかった | enryosurushinakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 遠慮します | enryosurushimasu |
| Polite Past | 遠慮しました | enryosurushimashita |
| Polite Negative | 遠慮しません | enryosurushimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 遠慮しませんでした | enryosurushimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 遠慮できる | enryosurudekiru |
| Passive Form | 遠慮される | enryosurusareru |
| Causative Form | 遠慮させる | enryosurusaseru |
| Causative Passive | 遠慮させられる | enryosurusaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 遠慮しよう | enryosurushiyou |
| Imperative Form | 遠慮しろ | enryosurushiro |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 遠慮すれば | enryosurusureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 遠慮したら | enryosurushitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 遠慮している | enryosurushiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 遠慮したい | enryosurushitai |
| Prohibition | 遠慮するな | enryosurusuruna |