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Japanese verb止まる (tomaru) Conjugation
止まる (tomaru) means “to stop, to come to a stop”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 止まらない and 止まります, and the te-form is 止まって. 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 stop, to come to a stop
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 止まる
- Reading
- とまる
- Romaji
- tomaru
- Masu form
- 止まります
- Nai form
- 止まらない
- Te-form
- 止まって
- Ta form
- 止まった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 止まる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらない |
| Polite | 止まります |
| Polite negative | 止まりません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 止まった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらなかった |
| Polite | 止まりました |
| Polite negative | 止まりませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 止まって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 止まっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まっていない |
| Polite | 止まっています |
| Polite negative | 止まっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 止まりたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まりたくない |
| Polite | 止まりたいです |
| Polite negative | 止まりたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 止まろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 止まりましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 止まれ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 止まるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 止まってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 止まらないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 止まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まれない |
| Polite | 止まれます |
| Polite negative | 止まれません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 止まれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 止まったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 止まられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まられない |
| Polite | 止まられます |
| Polite negative | 止まられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 止まらせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらせない |
| Polite | 止まらせます |
| Polite negative | 止まらせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 止まらされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 止まらされない |
| Polite | 止まらされます |
| Polite negative | 止まらされません |
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- 振り返る (furikaeru)to turn one's head
- 狙う (nerau)to aim at
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- 阻む (habamu)to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent
About these tables
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