Japanese

める

いためる
Meaning: to hurt; to injure; to damage
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

痛
め
る

Example sentences

He hurt his lower back carrying heavy luggage.
立ち上がった拍子に腰を痛めた。
I hurt my back the moment I stood up.
サッカーの練習中、左足を痛めてしまった。
I injured my left foot during soccer practice.
新しい靴で踵を痛めた。
I hurt my heel with new shoes.
彼はひざを痛めて、歩くのが辛そうだ。
He hurt his knee and seems to have trouble walking.
過度な運動は体を痛めることがある。
Excessive exercise can sometimes hurt the body.
多情多恨な彼は、些細な出来事にも心を痛める。
Being a man of deep feeling and many regrets, he is pained even by trivial events.

Usage Notes

Can be used for physical injury, emotional distress, or damaging physical objects.

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