Japanese

める

いじめる
Meaning: to bully; to torment; to treat harshly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 虐める 虐めない
Polite 虐めます 虐めません
Past 虐めた 虐めなかった
Polite + Past 虐めました 虐めませんでした
Te-form 虐めて 虐めなくて
Potential 虐められる 虐められない
Passive 虐められる 虐められない
Causative 虐めさせる 虐めさせない
Imperative 虐めろ 虐めるな

Example

学校で弱い子を虐めるのは絶対にいけない。
It is absolutely wrong to bully a weaker child at school.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb for intentionally causing mental or physical suffering, especially to someone in a weaker position. It can also mean treating something very harshly, such as the body during training.

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