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縮む
縮む
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 縮 |
| Grade: 6 |
Verb
縮む (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ちぢむ, romaji chijimu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "縮む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 縮ま | ちぢま | chijima |
| Continuative (連用形) | 縮み | ちぢみ | chijimi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 縮む | ちぢむ | chijimu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 縮む | ちぢむ | chijimu |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 縮め | ちぢめ | chijime |
| Imperative (命令形) | 縮め | ちぢめ | chijime |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 縮まれる | ちぢまれる | chijimareru |
| Causative | 縮ませる 縮ます |
ちぢませる ちぢます |
chijimaseru chijimasu |
| Potential | 縮める | ちぢめる | chijimeru |
| Volitional | 縮もう | ちぢもう | chijimō |
| Negative | 縮まない | ちぢまない | chijimanai |
| Negative continuative | 縮まず | ちぢまず | chijimazu |
| Formal | 縮みます | ちぢみます | chijimimasu |
| Perfective | 縮んだ | ちぢんだ | chijinda |
| Conjunctive | 縮んで | ちぢんで | chijinde |
| Hypothetical conditional | 縮めば | ちぢめば | chijimeba |
Related terms
- 縮める (chijimeru)