止める
やめる
to end, to stop
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
タバコをやめます。
I will quit smoking.
仕事をやめました。
I quit my job.
お酒をやめません。
I won’t stop drinking alcohol.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use を before 止める to show what you are stopping — for example, タバコを止めました means "I quit smoking."
•Don’t mix up 止める (to stop something) with 止まる (to stop by itself); use 止める when you are doing the stopping.
•When talking about stopping a vehicle, say 車を止める — a common mistake is forgetting を or using に instead.
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
タバコをやめる
to quit smoking
仕事をやめる
to quit a job
やめてください
please stop (used to ask someone to stop doing something)
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
止める
Masu Form
止めます
Te Form
止めて
Past Form
止めた
Negative Form
止めない
Past Negative
止めなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
止めます
Polite Past
止めました
Polite Negative
止めません
Polite Past Negative
止めませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
止められる
Passive Form
止められる
Causative Form
止めさせる
Causative Passive
止めさせられる
Volitional Form
止めよう
Imperative Form
止めろ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
止めれば
Conditional (たら)
止めたら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
止めている
Desire (たい)
止めたい
Prohibition
止めるな