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

Handwriting

温
め
る

Example sentences

Warm up the soup in the microwave.
マフラーを巻いて首を温める。
Wrap a scarf to warm your neck.
寒い日には、ゆっくりと温泉に浸かって体を温めたい。
On a cold day, I want to soak in a hot spring and warm my body.
彼は寒いので、マフラーで首元を温めた。
Because it was cold, he warmed the base of his neck with a scarf.
電子レンジを使って料理を温める。
Warm up the food using the microwave.
真心がこもった手紙は彼の心を温めた。
The heartfelt letter warmed his heart.
電子レンジで弁当を温めた。
I heated up the bento in the microwave.
昨日の残り物を温めて食べましょう。
Let's heat up and eat yesterday's leftovers.
寒い日には、近所の風呂屋に行って体を温めるのが一番だ。
On cold days, the best thing to do is to go to the neighborhood public bathhouse to warm up your body.
そばを食べ終わった後、そば湯を飲んで体を温めた。
After finishing the soba, I drank the soba-yu to warm my body.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for food, liquids, or parts of the body. Also used metaphorically for nurturing an idea or renewing a friendship.

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