表層形
控えよ
ヒカエヨ
動詞
控えよ (ヒカエヨ)
Hikaeyo · ひかえよ — to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for
Other ways to say “to be temperate in” in Japanese →
控えよ in rōmaji: hikaeyo.
動詞
一般
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📝 控える 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 命令形
Updated: 2026年8月3日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
控えよ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
控える
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヒカエヨ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
命令形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
控えよ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヒカエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
控える
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヒカエル
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💡 English Meaning
控えよ means “to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for” — full definition & examples →
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ヒカエヨ
Lemma: 控える
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
控えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
控えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
控えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
控えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
控えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
控えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
控えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
控えさせる
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The surface form (控えよ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (控える) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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