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Japanese verb締める (shimeru) Conjugation
締める (shimeru) means “to tie, to fasten, to tighten”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 締めます, 締めない, 締めて. 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 tie, to fasten, to tighten
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 締める
- Reading
- しめる
- Romaji
- shimeru
- Masu form
- 締めます
- Nai form
- 締めない
- Te-form
- 締めて
- Ta form
- 締めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 締める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めない |
| Polite | 締めます |
| Polite negative | 締めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 締めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めなかった |
| Polite | 締めました |
| Polite negative | 締めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 締めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 締めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めていない |
| Polite | 締めています |
| Polite negative | 締めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 締めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めたくない |
| Polite | 締めたいです |
| Polite negative | 締めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 締めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 締めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 締めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 締めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 締めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 締めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 締められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締められない |
| Polite | 締められます |
| Polite negative | 締められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 締めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 締めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 締められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締められない |
| Polite | 締められます |
| Polite negative | 締められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 締めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めさせない |
| Polite | 締めさせます |
| Polite negative | 締めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 締めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 締めさせられない |
| Polite | 締めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 締めさせられません |
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