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Conjugation of Japanese verb 縮む - shrink - chijimu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ちぢ
    chiji

    Meaning

    shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮む

    Reading

    ちぢむ
    chijimu

    Meaning

    to shrink / does shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まない

    Reading

    ちぢまない
    chijimanai

    Meaning

    to not shrink / does not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みます

    Reading

    ちぢみます
    chijimimasu

    Meaning

    to shrink / does shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みません

    Reading

    ちぢみません
    chijimimasen

    Meaning

    to not shrink / does not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んだ

    Reading

    ちぢんだ
    chijinda

    Meaning

    did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなかった

    Reading

    ちぢまなかった
    chijimanakatta

    Meaning

    did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みました

    Reading

    ちぢみました
    chijimimashita

    Meaning

    did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みませんでした

    Reading

    ちぢみませんでした
    chijimimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んで

    Reading

    ちぢんで
    chijinde

    Meaning

    shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    縮まないで

    Reading

    ちぢまないで
    chijimanaide

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    縮まなくて

    Reading

    ちぢまなくて
    chijimanakute

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みまして

    Reading

    ちぢみまして
    chijimimashite

    Meaning

    shrink, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みませんで

    Reading

    ちぢみませんで
    chijimimasende

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    縮め

    Reading

    ちぢめ
    chijime

    Meaning

    shrink!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    縮むな

    Reading

    ちぢむな
    chijimuna

    Meaning

    do not shrink!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮みなさい

    Reading

    ちぢみなさい
    chijiminasai

    Meaning

    shrink!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みなさるな

    Reading

    ちぢみなさるな
    chijiminasaruna

    Meaning

    do not shrink!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    縮んでください

    Reading

    ちぢんでください
    chijindekudasai

    Meaning

    please shrink

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お縮みください

    Reading

    おちぢみください
    ochijimikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まないでください

    Reading

    ちぢまないでください
    chijimanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not shrink

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お縮みなさいませ

    Reading

    おちぢみなさいませ
    ochijiminasaimase

    Meaning

    please shrink

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お縮みなさいますな

    Reading

    おちぢみなさいますな
    ochijiminasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んでいる

    Reading

    ちぢんでいる
    chijindeiru

    Meaning

    is doing shrink / is shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮んでいます

    Reading

    ちぢんでいます
    chijindeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing shrink / is shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮んでいません

    Reading

    ちぢんでいません
    chijindeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing shrink / is not shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んでいた

    Reading

    ちぢんでいた
    chijindeita

    Meaning

    was doing shrink / was shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮んでいました

    Reading

    ちぢんでいました
    chijindeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing shrink / was shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮んでいませんでした

    Reading

    ちぢんでいませんでした
    chijindeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing shrink / was not shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮もう

    Reading

    ちぢもう
    chijimou

    Meaning

    let's shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮むまい

    Reading

    ちぢむまい
    chijimumai

    Meaning

    let's not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みましょう

    Reading

    ちぢみましょう
    chijimimashou

    Meaning

    let's shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みますまい

    Reading

    ちぢみますまい
    chijimimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮むだろう

    Reading

    ちぢむだろう
    chijimudarou

    Meaning

    will probably shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まないだろう

    Reading

    ちぢまないだろう
    chijimanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮むでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢむでしょう
    chijimudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まないでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢまないでしょう
    chijimanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んだだろう

    Reading

    ちぢんだだろう
    chijindadarou

    Meaning

    probably did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなかっただろう

    Reading

    ちぢまなかっただろう
    chijimanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮んだでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢんだでしょう
    chijindadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢまなかったでしょう
    chijimanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めば

    Reading

    ちぢめば
    chijimeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなければ

    Reading

    ちぢまなければ
    chijimanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んだら

    Reading

    ちぢんだら
    chijindara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなかったら

    Reading

    ちぢまなかったら
    chijimanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みましたら

    Reading

    ちぢみましたら
    chijimimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みませんでしたら

    Reading

    ちぢみませんでしたら
    chijimimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮める

    Reading

    ちぢめる
    chijimeru

    Meaning

    can shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めない

    Reading

    ちぢめない
    chijimenai

    Meaning

    cannot shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めます

    Reading

    ちぢめます
    chijimemasu

    Meaning

    can shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めません

    Reading

    ちぢめません
    chijimemasen

    Meaning

    cannot shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮ませる

    Reading

    ちぢませる
    chijimaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮ませない

    Reading

    ちぢませない
    chijimasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮ませます

    Reading

    ちぢませます
    chijimasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮ませません

    Reading

    ちぢませません
    chijimasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮まれる

    Reading

    ちぢまれる
    chijimareru

    Meaning

    be shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まれない

    Reading

    ちぢまれない
    chijimarenai

    Meaning

    not be shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮まれます

    Reading

    ちぢまれます
    chijimaremasu

    Meaning

    be shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まれません

    Reading

    ちぢまれません
    chijimaremasen

    Meaning

    not be shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮んだり

    Reading

    ちぢんだり
    chijindari

    Meaning

    did things like shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮まなかったり

    Reading

    ちぢまなかったり
    chijimanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮みましたり

    Reading

    ちぢみましたり
    chijimimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みませんでしたり

    Reading

    ちぢみませんでしたり
    chijimimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like shrink

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    縮みたい

    Reading

    ちぢたい
    chijitai

    Meaning

    want to shrink

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みたくない

    Reading

    ちぢたくない
    chijitakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to shrink

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    縮みたかった

    Reading

    ちぢたかった
    chijitakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to shrink

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みたくなかった

    Reading

    ちぢたくなかった
    chijitakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to shrink

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    縮みたくて

    Reading

    ちぢたくて
    chijitakute

    Meaning

    want to shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    縮みたくなくて

    Reading

    ちぢたくなくて
    chijitakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to shrink, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    縮みたく

    Reading

    ちぢたく
    chijitaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to shrink

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    縮みたければ

    Reading

    ちぢたければ
    chijitakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to shrink

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みたくなければ

    Reading

    ちぢたくなければ
    chijitakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to shrink

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    縮みたかったら

    Reading

    ちぢたかったら
    chijitakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to shrink

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    縮みたくなかったら

    Reading

    ちぢたくなかったら
    chijitakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to shrink

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    縮みたさ

    Reading

    ちぢたさ
    chijitasa

    Meaning

    the desire to shrink

Word Detail

    word

    縮む

    Meaning

    Shrink

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Shrink

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