Japanese

める

いさめる
Meaning: to admonish, to remonstrate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

諫
め
る

Example sentences

I gently admonished my friend for their mistake.
忠臣は死してなお、史魚屍諫の如く主君をいさめた。
The loyal retainer, even in death, admonished his lord like the story of Shi Yu.

Usage Notes

Often used for giving advice to a superior or correcting someone's faults in a well-intentioned way.

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