やめておく【
止めておく
】

yamete oku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss

Usually Written in Kana

おい、いい加減かげんパンツネタはやめとけよな、読者どくしゃが退しりぞく、ドンビキ。

oi iikagen pantsunetawa yametokeyona dokushaga shirizoku don biki.

Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!

Godan Verb (ku)

2. to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

Usually Written in Kana

60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

とめておいた

tomete oita

The past form

1. Stopped; Had stopped

Verb

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とめておいて

tomete oite

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Stop it.; Keep it stopped.

Verb

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とめておかない

tomete okanai

The negative form

1. Don't stop.; Don't continue.

Verb

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とめておかなかった

tomete okanakatta

The past negative form

1. Didn't stop; Didn't refrain

Verb

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とめておきました

tomete okimashita

The polite past form

1. Stopped.; Refrained.

Verb

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とめておきます

tomete okimasu

The polite form

1. I will refrain.; I will hold back.

Verb

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とめておきません

tomete okimasen

The polite negative form

1. I won't.; I'll refrain.

Verb

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とめておきませんでした

tomete okimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not refrain.; Did not stop.

Verb

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Common 24 items

とめておいたばかり

tomete oitabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just stopped.; Recently stopped.

Verb

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とめておいちゃう

tomete oichau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. Stopped (and can't be undone); Stopped (with regret)

Verb

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とめておいちゃダメ

tomete oicha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't stop.; Don't quit.

Verb

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とめておいていない

tomete oite inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not stopping; Not continuing

Verb

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とめておいている

tomete oite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Keeping stopped; Holding back

Verb

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とめておいてわいけない

tomete oitewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not do.; Do not stop.

Adjective

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とめておいてもいう

tomete oitemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. You can stop.; It's okay to stop.

Adjective

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とめておいとく

tomete oitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Stopping and leaving it.; Leaving it stopped.

Verb

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とめておかないで

tomete okanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't stop.; Don't refrain.

Verb

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とめておかなきゃ

tomete okanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must stop it.; Have to stop it.

Verb

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とめておかなくてもいう

tomete okanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to stop.; Don't need to hold back.

Adjective

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とめておかなければならない

tomete okanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must stop.; Must refrain.

Adjective

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とめておきたい

tomete okitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to stop; Want to refrain from

Verb

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とめておきたくない

tomete okitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to stop.; Don't want to refrain.

Verb

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とめておくところ

tomete oku tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to stop; Holding back from

Verb

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とめておくみたい

tomete oku mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Seems stopped.; Looks like it's being held back.

Verb

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とめておけない

tomete okenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Can't stop.; Unable to refrain.

Verb

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とめておける

tomete okeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can refrain from.; Can stop oneself.

Verb

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とめておこう

tomete okō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's stop.; Let's hold off.

Verb

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とめておいています

tomete oite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. I am refraining from WORD.; I have been abstaining from WORD.

Verb

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とめておかないでください

tomete okanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't stop.; Please continue.

Verb

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とめておきなさい

tomete okinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Stop it.; Don't do that.

Verb

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とめておきましょう

tomete okimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's stop.; Let's refrain.

Verb

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とめておけます

tomete okemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can refrain from.; Can stop.

Verb

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Advanced 28 items

とめておいたそうだ

tomete oita sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. They say (he/she/it) stopped (it/him/her).; It seems (he/she/it) refrained.

Verb

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とめておいただろう

tomete oitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably stopped.; Probably refrained.

Verb

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とめておいたところ

tomete oita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Stopped at the point of.; Held back from.

Verb

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とめておいたら

tomete oitara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when stopped; Had better not do

Verb

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とめておいたらしい

tomete oitarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to have stopped.; Apparently held back.

Verb

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とめておいてくれ

tomete oite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Hold off.; Don't start.

Verb

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とめておいてちょうだい

tomete oite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Please hold that for me.; Please don't do that.

Verb

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とめておかせられる

tomete okaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to stop.; To be kept from doing.

Verb

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とめておかせる

tomete okaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone stop; To have someone refrain

Verb

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とめておかないでくれ

tomete okanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't stop.; Please don't hold back.

Verb

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とめておかなければいけない

tomete okanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must stop; Should stop

Adjective

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とめておかれる

tomete okareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be stopped; To be held back

Verb

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とめておきがち

tomete okigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Tend to stop; Tend to refrain

Verb

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とめておききる

tomete okikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Stop completely.; Finish entirely.

Verb

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とめておきそうだ

tomete okisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Seems likely to stop.; Appears to be stopping.

Verb

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とめておきっぱなし

tomete okippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Left as is; Left unattended

Verb

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とめておきぬく

tomete okinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. To finish what one starts; To see something through

Verb

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とめておくそうだ

tomete oku sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. They say to stop.; It seems they've decided to stop.

Verb

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とめておくと

tomete okuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If you stop…; If you refrain…

Verb

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とめておくな

tomete okuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Stop it.; Don't do it.

Verb

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とめておくなら

tomete okunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when stopping; If/when keeping stopped

Verb

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とめておくようだ

tomete oku yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. It seems.; It appears.

Verb

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とめておくらしい

tomete okurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems they'll stop.; Apparently they're stopping.

Verb

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とめておけ

tomete oke

A strong, direct command

1. Stop it.; Don't do it.

Verb

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とめておけば

tomete okeba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If you stopped; If you refrained

Verb

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とめておいてくださいませ

tomete oite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please refrain.; Please stop.

Verb

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とめておいてわならない

tomete oitewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not stop; Must not be halted

Adjective

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とめておいてもよろしい

tomete oitemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I refrain?; May I hold back?

Adjective

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やめておく【
止めておく
】

yamete oku

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