やめる

やめる
verb (ichidan)
to stop, to quit
1. to stop, to cease
To discontinue an action or activity.
やめてください
Please stop.
もうやめよう。
Let's stop now.
Because the rain didn't stop, I gave up on going shopping.
The child was crying, so I stopped playing the game and went to check on them.
Since it got late, I decided to skip going to see a movie and watch TV at home instead.
2. to quit, to resign
To give up a job, membership, or habit permanently.
タバコやめました。
I quit smoking.
Giving up a habit
会社(かいしゃ)やめたいです。
I want to quit the company.
He quit university.
For my health, I decided to quit drinking alcohol.
After quitting my job, I didn't know what to do every day.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xをやめる (stop/quit X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. やめている = 'has quit' (no longer doing).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • タバコをやめる (quit smoking)
  • 会社(かいしゃ)をやめる (quit company)
  • やめてください (please stop)
  • 〜するのをやめる (stop doing〜)

Kanji: ()める (stop action), ()める (resign/quit). Hiragana common for both. Ichidan verb: te-form やめて.