いじめる
いじめる
to bully, to torment
Ijimeru (いじめる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to bully, to torment". Its polite form is いじめます (ijimemasu), its te form is いじめて (ijimete), its past form is いじめた (ijimeta), and its negative form is いじめない (ijimenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Ijimeru (いじめる) conjugation quick reference
いじめる means "to bully, to torment". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Ijimeru example sentences
たろうくんはどうぶつをいじめない。
Tarou doesn’t bully animals.
子どもたちはあの子をいじめている。
The kids are bullying that child.
むかし、いじめられたことがある。
I was bullied in the past.
How to use Ijimeru: grammar notes
•いじめる is usually used with the を particle to mark the person or thing being bullied — for example, ねこをいじめる means "to bully the cat."
•Be careful not to confuse who is doing the bullying and who is being bullied; the person doing the bullying is the subject (often marked by が), and the victim is marked with を.
•To say "don’t bully," use the negative form いじめない or the command form いじめないで — for example, ともだちをいじめないで means "Don’t bully your friend."
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Ijimeru
子どもをいじめないで
Don’t bully the child
動物をいじめるな
Don’t be cruel to animals
弱い者をいじめるな
Don’t pick on the weak
Ijimeru (いじめる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | いじめる | ijimeru |
| Masu Form | いじめます | ijimemasu |
| Te Form | いじめて | ijimete |
| Past Form | いじめた | ijimeta |
| Negative Form | いじめない | ijimenai |
| Past Negative | いじめなかった | ijimenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | いじめます | ijimemasu |
| Polite Past | いじめました | ijimemashita |
| Polite Negative | いじめません | ijimemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | いじめませんでした | ijimemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | いじめられる | ijimerareru |
| Passive Form | いじめられる | ijimerareru |
| Causative Form | いじめさせる | ijimesaseru |
| Causative Passive | いじめさせられる | ijimesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | いじめよう | ijimeyou |
| Imperative Form | いじめろ | ijimero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | いじめれば | ijimereba |
| Conditional (たら) | いじめたら | ijimetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | いじめている | ijimeteiru |
| Desire (たい) | いじめたい | ijimetai |
| Prohibition | いじめるな | ijimeruna |