herashimasen
Meaning and examples
reduce — polite negative
雨の日は減らしません。
あめ の ひ は へらしません。
ame no hi wa herashimasen.
On rainy days I do not reduce.
💡 Form of 減らす (to reduce).
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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 2581–2590
herashimasen
reduce — polite negative
雨の日は減らしません。
あめ の ひ は へらしません。
ame no hi wa herashimasen.
On rainy days I do not reduce.
💡 Form of 減らす (to reduce).
fuyashimasen
increase — polite negative
そういう場合は増やしません。
そういう ばあい は ふやしません。
souiu baai wa fuyashimasen.
In cases like that, I do not increase.
💡 Form of 増やす (to increase).
nobashimasen
extend — polite negative
私はふだん伸ばしません。
わたし は ふだん のばしません。
watashi wa fudan nobashimasen.
I usually do not extend.
💡 Form of 伸ばす (to extend / grow).
tamochimasen
maintain — polite negative
雨の日は保ちません。
あめ の ひ は たもちません。
ame no hi wa tamochimasen.
On rainy days I do not maintain.
💡 Form of 保つ (to maintain).
ninaimasen
bear — polite negative
私はふだん担いません。
わたし は ふだん にないません。
watashi wa fudan ninaimasen.
I usually do not bear.
💡 Form of 担う (to bear / carry (role)).
oginaimasen
supplement — polite negative
今週は忙しくて補いません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて おぎないません。
konshuu wa isogashikute oginaimasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not supplement.
💡 Form of 補う (to supplement).
tomonaimasen
accompany — polite negative
そういう場合は伴いません。
そういう ばあい は ともないません。
souiu baai wa tomonaimasen.
In cases like that, I do not accompany.
💡 Form of 伴う (to accompany).
yashinaimasen
cultivate — polite negative
最近はほとんど養いません。
さいきん は ほとんど やしないません。
saikin wa hotondo yashinaimasen.
I hardly cultivate these days.
💡 Form of 養う (to cultivate / support).
ubaimasen
take away — polite negative
雨の日は奪いません。
あめ の ひ は うばいません。
ame no hi wa ubaimasen.
On rainy days I do not take away.
💡 Form of 奪う (to take away).
utagaimasen
doubt — polite negative
疲れているので、今日は疑いません。
つかれている ので、きょう は うたがいません。
tsukareteiru node, kyou wa utagaimasen.
I am tired, so I will not doubt today.
💡 Form of 疑う (to doubt).
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