Japanese

える

ひえる
Meaning: to grow cold; to get chilled; to cool down
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 冷える 冷えない
Polite 冷えます 冷えません
Past 冷えた 冷えなかった
Polite + Past 冷えました 冷えませんでした
Te-form 冷えて 冷えなくて
Potential 冷えられる 冷えられない
Passive 冷えられる 冷えられない
Causative 冷えさせる 冷えさせない
Imperative 冷えろ 冷えるな

Handwriting

冷
え
る

Example sentences

It's cold this morning, so you should wear a coat.
指先が冷えて、キーボードが打ちにくい。
My fingertips are cold, making it hard to type on the keyboard.
冷蔵庫には冷えたビールが入っている。
There is cold beer in the refrigerator.
そんなところに座るとケツが冷えるぞ。
If you sit in a place like that, your butt will get cold.
冷えた体に温かいスープが染み渡る。
The warm soup permeates my cold body.
お祝いに冷えたシャンパンを開けた。
Opened a chilled champagne for the celebration.
冬になると冷えるので、フローリングの上に温かい敷物を敷いた。
Since it gets cold in the winter, I put a warm rug on the wooden floor.
父は仕事が終わると、冷えたビールで晩酌するのが日課だ。
Drinking a cold beer with dinner after work is my father's daily routine.
魚の煮汁が冷えて凝った。
The fish broth cooled and congealed.
夏に冷えた心太を食べるのが好きだ
I like eating chilled tokoroten in the summer.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb meaning the temperature drops. Used for air, bodies, or objects like drinks. Can also imply a cooling of relationships.

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