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縮める
縮める
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 縮 |
| Grade: 6 |
Verb
縮める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana ちぢめる, romaji chijimeru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "縮める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 縮め | ちぢめ | chijime | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 縮め | ちぢめ | chijime | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 縮める | ちぢめる | chijimeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 縮める | ちぢめる | chijimeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 縮めれ | ちぢめれ | chijimere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 縮めよ¹ 縮めろ² |
ちぢめよ¹ ちぢめろ² |
chijimeyo¹ chijimero² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 縮められる | ちぢめられる | chijimerareru | |
| Causative | 縮めさせる 縮めさす |
ちぢめさせる ちぢめさす |
chijimesaseru chijimesasu |
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| Potential | 縮められる 縮めれる³ |
ちぢめられる ちぢめれる³ |
chijimerareru chijimereru³ |
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| Volitional | 縮めよう | ちぢめよう | chijimeyō | |
| Negative | 縮めない 縮めぬ 縮めん |
ちぢめない ちぢめぬ ちぢめん |
chijimenai chijimenu chijimen |
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| Negative continuative | 縮めず | ちぢめず | chijimezu | |
| Formal | 縮めます | ちぢめます | chijimemasu | |
| Perfective | 縮めた | ちぢめた | chijimeta | |
| Conjunctive | 縮めて | ちぢめて | chijimete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 縮めれば | ちぢめれば | chijimereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Related terms
- 縮む (chijimu)