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極める

to carry to extremes

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Conjugation of 極める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: carry to the end
私/俺
Present informal tense
極める
kiwameru
I carry to extremes
Present informal negative tense
極めない
kiwamenai
I don't carry to extremes
Present formal tense
極めます
kiwamemasu
I carry to extremes
Present formal negative tense
極めません
kiwamemasen
I do not carry to extremes
私/俺
Past informal tense
極めた
kiwameta
I carried to extremes
Past informal negative tense
極めなかった
kiwamenakatta
I didn't carry to extremes
Past formal tense
極めました
kiwamemashita
I carry to extremes
Past formal negative tense
極めませんでした
kiwamemasen deshita
I did not carry to extremes
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
極めよ
kiwameyo
carry to extremes
Imperative negative mood
極めるな
kiwameru na
don't carry to extremes
Imperative formal mood
極めてください
kiwamete kudasai
please carry to extremes
Imperative formal negative mood
極めないでください
kiwamenai dekudasai
please do not carry to extremes
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
極めて
kiwamete
carry to extremes
Passive stem
極められる
kiwamerareru
carried to extremes
Hypothetical tense
極めれ
kiwamere
if I carried to extremes
Hypothetical conditional stem
極めれば
kiwamereba
carried to extremes
私/俺
Volitional stem
極めよう
kiwameyō
will carry to extremes
Potential stem
極められる
kiwamerareru
carried to extremes
Continuative stem
極め
kiwame
carrying to extremes
Causative stem
極めさせる
kiwamesaseru
allow to carry to extremes
私/俺
Imperfective stem
極め
kiwame
carry to extremes

Examples of 極める

君が今捜査中の事件も調べたが 極めて　ありふれた事件だな

I perused your current ones and found them quite mundane.

彼の能力の限界について　時には 極めて　辛辣な態度もとったよ

I could, at times, be quite cutting in regards to his limitations.

謙虚や謙遜は、極めて 非論理的なことがよくあります

There are times when modesty and humility are quite illogical.

極めて　単純だね

Well, it's quite simple.

極めて　あの男らしくない

He didn't rise to my bait earlier.

きわめて　鮮やかな物語を作り出す方だ さっき一瞬　僕にもエラが出来て

Not only are you a super-successful businessman, but you're quite the vivid storyteller.

きわめて　マイナスな人間だな 私は　負債は嫌いだ

You know... you're quite the liability.

あなたは　大成功をおさめる ビジネスマンというだけでなく きわめて　鮮やかな物語を作り出す方だ

Not only are you a super-successful businessman, but you're quite the vivid storyteller.

きわめて　暴力的だ

Extremely violent.

君って奴は・・・ きわめて　マイナスな人間だな

You know... you're quite the liability.