進める

すすめる
susumeru

to advance (something), to proceed with

Alsoto put forward (a clock)

What does 進める mean?

進める is a Japanese verb meaning “to advance (something)” or “to proceed with” in English. It can also be translated as “to put forward (a clock)” depending on context. It is written as 進める in kanji, すすめる in hiragana, and susumeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

この計画を進めましょう。

Let's proceed with this plan.

時計を五分進めた。

I put the clock forward five minutes.

Conjugation of 進める

AffirmativeNegative
Plain進めるすすめる進めないすすめない
Plain past進めたすすめた進めなかったすすめなかった
Polite進めますすすめます進めませんすすめません
Polite past進めましたすすめました進めませんでしたすすめませんでした

Other forms

Te-form進めてすすめて
Potential進められるすすめられる
Passive進められるすすめられる
Volitional進めようすすめよう
Causative進めさせるすすめさせる
Conditional進めればすすめれば

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Intransitive partner

進める (someone does it)·進む (it happens by itself)

進める describes someone doing something to a thing. 進む describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 進める

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