下げる: lowering something. The examples use polite Japanese in everyday situations.
The idea
下げる is an ichidan verb: remove final る before adding ます or て. The polite non-past, negative and past forms are 下げます、下げません、下げました. The て form is 下げて. The thing affected by the action can be marked by を.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 下げる | 下げます | 下げません | 下げました | 下げて |
Examples
- エアコンの温度を下げます。I lower the air conditioner’s temperature setting.
- ラジオの音を下げてください。Please turn down the radio.
- この店は値段を下げました。This shop lowered its prices.
- もう手を下げてもいいですよ。You may lower your hand now.
- いすの高さを少し下げます。I lower the chair a little.
- 今日は値段を下げません。I will not lower the price today.
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下げる describes an action on something; its intransitive partner 下がる describes the change.
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（下げる→ます）＿
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下げます
下げます is the polite non-past form; context can indicate a habit or a future event.
（下げる→て）＿
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下げて
下げて is the て form; it can connect clauses.
温度＿下げます。（が／を）
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を
を marks the direct object of the action.
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（下げる→ます）＿
（下げる→て）＿
温度＿下げます。（が／を）
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Make an original sentence, change it to the polite past and identify its particle. Compare your sentence with the examples.