褒める
ほめる
hepburn homeru
to praise, to compliment
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 先生は私の作文を褒めてくれました。The teacher praised my essay.
- 子供は褒められると喜びます。Children are happy when they are praised.
Collocations
作文を褒める人を褒める褒められるよく褒める褒め言葉
Mnemonic
褒める homeru — from 褒 (to praise), built around the clothing element 衣 — to speak highly of someone's good points, to praise. Its opposite is 叱る (shikaru, to scold), which appears in this same batch. The passive 褒められる (to be praised) is common. An ichidan verb.
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