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励ます

to encourage

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Conjugation of 励ます

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: comfort, cheer up
私/俺
Present informal tense
励ます
hagemasu
I encourage
Present informal negative tense
励まさない
hagemasanai
I don't encourage
Present formal tense
励まします
hagemashimasu
I encourage
Present formal negative tense
励ましません
hagemashimasen
I do not encourage
私/俺
Past informal tense
励ました
hagemashita
I encouraged
Past informal negative tense
励まさなかった
hagemasanakatta
I didn't encourage
Past formal tense
励ましました
hagemashimashita
I encourage
Past formal negative tense
励ましませんでした
hagemashimasen deshita
I did not encourage
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
励ませ
hagemase
encourage
Imperative negative mood
励ますな
hagemasu na
don't encourage
Imperative formal mood
励ましてください
hagemashite kudasai
please encourage
Imperative formal negative mood
励まさないでください
hagemasanai dekudasai
please do not encourage
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
励まして
hagemashite
encourage
Passive stem
励まされる
hagemasareru
encouraged
Hypothetical tense
励ませ
hagemase
if I encouraged
Hypothetical conditional stem
励ませば
hagemaseba
encouraged
私/俺
Volitional stem
励まそう
hagemasō
will encourage
Potential stem
励ませる
hagemaseru
encouraged
Continuative stem
励まし
hagemashi
encouraging
Causative stem
励まさせる
hagemasaseru
allow to encourage
私/俺
Imperfective stem
励まさ
hagemasa
encourage