絞める

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絞
Grade: S

Verb

絞(し)める • (shimeru) transitive ichidan (stem 絞(し)め (shime), past 絞(し)めた (shimeta))

  1. to strangle
    人(ひと)の首(くび)を絞(し)める
    hito no kubi o shimeru
    to wring someone's neck
  2. to constrict, to keep something fastened or secure

Conjugation

Conjugation of "絞める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 絞め しめ shime
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 絞め しめ shime
Shūshikei ("terminal") 絞める しめる shimeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 絞める しめる shimeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 絞めれ しめれ shimere
Meireikei ("imperative") 絞めよ¹
絞めろ² 		しめよ¹
しめろ² 		shimeyo¹
shimero²
Key constructions
Passive 絞められる しめられる shimerareru
Causative 絞めさせる
絞めさす 		しめさせる
しめさす 		shimesaseru
shimesasu
Potential 絞められる
絞めれる³ 		しめられる
しめれる³ 		shimerareru
shimereru³
Volitional 絞めよう しめよう shimeyō
Negative 絞めない
絞めぬ
絞めん 		しめない
しめぬ
しめん 		shimenai
shimenu
shimen
Negative continuative 絞めず しめず shimezu
Formal 絞めます しめます shimemasu
Perfective 絞めた しめた shimeta
Conjunctive 絞めて しめて shimete
Hypothetical conditional 絞めれば しめれば shimereba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

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