Japanese

める

ゆるめる
Meaning: to loosen; to relax; to slacken
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

緩
め
る

Example sentences

When work was over, he loosened his tie.
彼はネクタイを緩めて、喉元の汗を拭った。
He loosened his tie and wiped the sweat from around his throat.

Usage Notes

Used for loosening physical tension or loosening strictness/rules.

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