- Basic forms
- 辞める — to quit; resign; give up / base form
- 辞めます — quit; resign / masu form
- 辞めた — quit; resigned / ta form
- 辞めて — quit and … / te-form
- 辞めない — do not quit / negative
- 辞めれば — if (someone) quits / conditional
- 辞めろ・辞めなさい — quit! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 仕事を辞める — quit a job
- 会社を辞めた — left the company
- More
- 辞めよう — let’s quit / 〜よう form
- 辞めなかった — didn’t quit
- 辞めている — has quit; is no longer doing / resultative
辞める(やめる) is an ichidan verb. Drop る to form endings such as ます, た, て, and ない. Commonly used for quitting jobs, stopping activities, or resigning from positions.
- 辞書 — dictionary
- 辞職 — resignation
- 辞意 — intention to resign
- 辞退 — refusal / declining
- 別れの辞 — farewell address
- 辞表 — letter of resignation
- お辞儀 — bow / salutation
- 答辞 — address (reply speech)
舌 (“tongue”) + movement/decision → originally meant “speech” and later extended to polite refusal or resignation. Today it covers both words (辞書) and formal quitting (辞職).
