やめよ (ヤメヨ)
Yameyo · やめよ — 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 in rōmaji: yameyo.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
やめよ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
止める
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヤメヨ
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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) |
命令形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
やめよ
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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 imperative contexts to suggest stopping an action, but often in a humorous or exaggerated 'let's not' tone.
もうやめよ、疲れた。
Mō yameyo, tsukareta.
Let's stop already, I'm tired.
冗談はやめよ。
Jōdan wa yameyo.
Stop joking around.
⚖️ This is the volitional form of やめる, often confused with やめろ (imperative 'stop!'), which is more direct.
やめよ 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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