やめよう (ヤメヨー)
Yameyoo · やめよー — to stop, to turn off; to park; to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)
Other ways to say “to stop” in Japanese →
やめよう in rōmaji: yameyoo, also spelled yameyo.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
やめよう
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
止める
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヤメヨー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
やめよう
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヤメル
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| 表記・基本形 |
やめる
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヤメル
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Used in casual or neutral speech to suggest stopping an action or turning something off, like 'let's stop' or 'let's quit'.
今日はもうやめよう。
Kyou wa mou yameyou.
Let's stop for today.
テレビをやめよう。
Terebi o yameyou.
Let's turn off the TV.
⚖️ Often confused with 'yamaru' (to stop doing) but 'yameyou' is the volitional form suggesting a proposal.
やめよう means “to stop, to turn off; to park; to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
止めます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
止めて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
止めた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
止めない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
止めましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
止められる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
止められる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
止めさせる
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