Japanese

める

あたためる
Meaning: to warm up; to heat up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

暖
め
る

Example sentences

On cold days, it's important to warm up the room first.
ストーブに火を点けて、部屋を暖めた。
I lit the stove and warmed up the room.
寒いので、ヒーターをつけて部屋を暖めた。
Since it's cold, I turned on the heater and warmed up the room.

Usage Notes

Used for raising the temperature of a space or the whole body. '温める' is used for food or specific objects.

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