痩せる
やせる
to lose weight
Yaseru (痩せる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to lose weight". Its polite form is 痩せます (yasemasu), its te form is 痩せて (yasete), its past form is 痩せた (yaseta), and its negative form is 痩せない (yasenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Yaseru (痩せる) conjugation quick reference
痩せる means "to lose weight". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Yaseru example sentences
母は毎日歩いて痩せました。
My mom lost weight by walking every day.
私は全然痩せません。
I don’t lose weight at all.
ダイエットをしたら、少し痩せると思います。
If I go on a diet, I think I’ll lose a little weight.
How to use Yaseru: grammar notes
•痩せる (やせる) usually uses the particle が to mark the person losing weight, like in 「彼が痩せました」 (He lost weight).
•Don't use を with 痩せる—since it's an intransitive verb, you’re not doing the action to something else.
•To say someone wants to lose weight, use 痩せたい, as in 「私は痩せたいです」 (I want to lose weight).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Yaseru
ダイエットして痩せる
Lose weight by dieting
痩せたいです
I want to lose weight
すごく痩せたね
You lost a lot of weight!
Yaseru (痩せる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 痩せる | yaseru |
| Masu Form | 痩せます | yasemasu |
| Te Form | 痩せて | yasete |
| Past Form | 痩せた | yaseta |
| Negative Form | 痩せない | yasenai |
| Past Negative | 痩せなかった | yasenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 痩せます | yasemasu |
| Polite Past | 痩せました | yasemashita |
| Polite Negative | 痩せません | yasemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 痩せませんでした | yasemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 痩せられる | yaserareru |
| Passive Form | 痩せられる | yaserareru |
| Causative Form | 痩せさせる | yasesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 痩せさせられる | yasesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 痩せよう | yaseyou |
| Imperative Form | 痩せろ | yasero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 痩せれば | yasereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 痩せたら | yasetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 痩せている | yaseteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 痩せたい | yasetai |
| Prohibition | 痩せるな | yaseruna |