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Japanese verb阻む (habamu) Conjugation
阻む (habamu) means “to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 阻まない and 阻みます, and the te-form is 阻んで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 阻む
- Reading
- はばむ
- Romaji
- habamu
- Masu form
- 阻みます
- Nai form
- 阻まない
- Te-form
- 阻んで
- Ta form
- 阻んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 阻む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まない |
| Polite | 阻みます |
| Polite negative | 阻みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 阻んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まなかった |
| Polite | 阻みました |
| Polite negative | 阻みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 阻んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 阻んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻んでいない |
| Polite | 阻んでいます |
| Polite negative | 阻んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 阻みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻みたくない |
| Polite | 阻みたいです |
| Polite negative | 阻みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 阻もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 阻みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 阻め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 阻むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 阻んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 阻まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 阻める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻めない |
| Polite | 阻めます |
| Polite negative | 阻めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 阻めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 阻んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 阻まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まれない |
| Polite | 阻まれます |
| Polite negative | 阻まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 阻ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻ませない |
| Polite | 阻ませます |
| Polite negative | 阻ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 阻まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 阻まされない |
| Polite | 阻まされます |
| Polite negative | 阻まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 止まる (tomaru)to stop, to come to a stop
- 取り残す (torinokosu)to leave behind
- 上がる (agaru)to rise, to go up, to come up
- 振り返る (furikaeru)to turn one's head
- 狙う (nerau)to aim at
- 素早い (subayai)quick, swift, nimble
- 張る (haru)to stick, to paste, to affix
- 任す (makasu)to entrust, to leave
- 負う (ou)to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
- 分かつ (wakatsu)to divide, to separate
- 預け入れる (azukeireru)to make a deposit
- 見当たらない (miataranai)not be found
About these tables
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