止める
やめる
to end, to stop
Yameru (止める) is an ichidan verb meaning "to end, to stop". Its polite form is 止めます (yamemasu), its te form is 止めて (yamete), its past form is 止めた (yameta), and its negative form is 止めない (yamenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Yameru (止める) conjugation quick reference
止める means "to end, to stop". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Yameru 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.
How to use Yameru: grammar notes
•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 with Yameru
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)
Yameru (止める) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 止める | yameru |
| Masu Form | 止めます | yamemasu |
| Te Form | 止めて | yamete |
| Past Form | 止めた | yameta |
| Negative Form | 止めない | yamenai |
| Past Negative | 止めなかった | yamenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 止めます | yamemasu |
| Polite Past | 止めました | yamemashita |
| Polite Negative | 止めません | yamemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 止めませんでした | yamemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 止められる | yamerareru |
| Passive Form | 止められる | yamerareru |
| Causative Form | 止めさせる | yamesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 止めさせられる | yamesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 止めよう | yameyou |
| Imperative Form | 止めろ | yamero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 止めれば | yamereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 止めたら | yametara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 止めている | yameteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 止めたい | yametai |
| Prohibition | 止めるな | yameruna |