Japanese

める

すすめる
Meaning: to recommend, to suggest
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

薦
め
る

Example

The restaurants my friend recommends are always really delicious.

Usage Notes

Used when praising something or someone and advising others to choose it. There are other kanji like 勧める (to urge someone to do something) and 進める (to move something forward), but 薦める specifically means 'to recommend'.

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