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Conjugation of Japanese verb 締める - close, tighten - shimeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    締め

    Reading

    しめ
    shime

    Meaning

    close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締める

    Reading

    しめる
    shimeru

    Meaning

    to close / does close / will close

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    締めない

    Reading

    しめない
    shimenai

    Meaning

    to not close / does not close / will not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めます

    Reading

    しめます
    shimemasu

    Meaning

    to close / does close / will close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めません

    Reading

    しめません
    shimemasen

    Meaning

    to not close / does not close / will not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めた

    Reading

    しめた
    shimeta

    Meaning

    did close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなかった

    Reading

    しめなかった
    shimenakatta

    Meaning

    did not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めました

    Reading

    しめました
    shimemashita

    Meaning

    did close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めませんでした

    Reading

    しめませんでした
    shimemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めて

    Reading

    しめて
    shimete

    Meaning

    close, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    締めないで

    Reading

    しめないで
    shimenaide

    Meaning

    not close, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    締めなくて

    Reading

    しめなくて
    shimenakute

    Meaning

    not close, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めまして

    Reading

    しめまして
    shimemashite

    Meaning

    close, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めませんで

    Reading

    しめませんで
    shimemasende

    Meaning

    not close, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    締めろ

    Reading

    しめろ
    shimero

    Meaning

    close!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    締めよ

    Reading

    しめよ
    shimeyo

    Meaning

    close! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    締めるな

    Reading

    しめるな
    shimeruna

    Meaning

    do not close!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めなさい

    Reading

    しめなさい
    shimenasai

    Meaning

    close!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなさるな

    Reading

    しめなさるな
    shimenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not close!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    締めてください

    Reading

    しめてください
    shimetekudasai

    Meaning

    please close

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お締めください

    Reading

    おしめください
    oshimekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めないでください

    Reading

    しめないでください
    shimenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not close

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お締めなさいませ

    Reading

    おしめなさいませ
    oshimenasaimase

    Meaning

    please close

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お締めなさいますな

    Reading

    おしめなさいますな
    oshimenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めている

    Reading

    しめている
    shimeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing close / is close(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めています

    Reading

    しめています
    shimeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing close / is close(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めていません

    Reading

    しめていません
    shimeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing close / is not close(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めていた

    Reading

    しめていた
    shimeteita

    Meaning

    was doing close / was close(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めていました

    Reading

    しめていました
    shimeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing close / was close(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めていませんでした

    Reading

    しめていませんでした
    shimeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing close / was not close(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めよう

    Reading

    しめよう
    shimeyou

    Meaning

    let's close / will close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めまい

    Reading

    しめまい
    shimemai

    Meaning

    let's not close / will not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めましょう

    Reading

    しめましょう
    shimemashou

    Meaning

    let's close / will close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めますまい

    Reading

    しめますまい
    shimemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not close / will not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めるだろう

    Reading

    しめるだろう
    shimerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めないだろう

    Reading

    しめないだろう
    shimenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めるでしょう

    Reading

    しめるでしょう
    shimerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めないでしょう

    Reading

    しめないでしょう
    shimenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めただろう

    Reading

    しめただろう
    shimetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなかっただろう

    Reading

    しめなかっただろう
    shimenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めたでしょう

    Reading

    しめたでしょう
    shimetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    しめなかったでしょう
    shimenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めれば

    Reading

    しめれば
    shimereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなければ

    Reading

    しめなければ
    shimenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めたら

    Reading

    しめたら
    shimetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなかったら

    Reading

    しめなかったら
    shimenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めましたら

    Reading

    しめましたら
    shimemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めませんでしたら

    Reading

    しめませんでしたら
    shimemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締められる

    Reading

    しめられる
    shimerareru

    Meaning

    can close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締められない

    Reading

    しめられない
    shimerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締められます

    Reading

    しめられます
    shimeraremasu

    Meaning

    can close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締められません

    Reading

    しめられません
    shimeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めさせる

    Reading

    しめさせる
    shimesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めさせない

    Reading

    しめさせない
    shimesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めさせます

    Reading

    しめさせます
    shimesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めさせません

    Reading

    しめさせません
    shimesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締められる

    Reading

    しめられる
    shimerareru

    Meaning

    be close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締められない

    Reading

    しめられない
    shimerarenai

    Meaning

    not be close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締められます

    Reading

    しめられます
    shimeraremasu

    Meaning

    be close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締められません

    Reading

    しめられません
    shimeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be close

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    締めたり

    Reading

    しめたり
    shimetari

    Meaning

    did things like close

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    締めなかったり

    Reading

    しめなかったり
    shimenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like close

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    締めましたり

    Reading

    しめましたり
    shimemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like close

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    締めませんでしたり

    Reading

    しめませんでしたり
    shimemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like close

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    締めたい

    Reading

    しめたい
    shimetai

    Meaning

    want to close

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    締めたくない

    Reading

    しめたくない
    shimetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to close

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    締めたかった

    Reading

    しめたかった
    shimetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to close

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    締めたくなかった

    Reading

    しめたくなかった
    shimetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to close

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    締めたくて

    Reading

    しめたくて
    shimetakute

    Meaning

    want to close, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    締めたくなくて

    Reading

    しめたくなくて
    shimetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to close, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    締めたく

    Reading

    しめたく
    shimetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to close

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    締めたければ

    Reading

    しめたければ
    shimetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to close

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    締めたくなければ

    Reading

    しめたくなければ
    shimetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to close

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    締めたかったら

    Reading

    しめたかったら
    shimetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to close

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    締めたくなかったら

    Reading

    しめたくなかったら
    shimetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to close

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    締めたさ

    Reading

    しめたさ
    shimetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to close

Word Detail

    word

    締める

    Meaning

    Close, Tighten

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Tighten, Bind

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