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Conjugation of Japanese verb 縮める - shrink, shorten - chijimeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    縮め

    Reading

    ちぢめ
    chijime

    Meaning

    shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮める

    Reading

    ちぢめる
    chijimeru

    Meaning

    to shrink / does shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めない

    Reading

    ちぢめない
    chijimenai

    Meaning

    to not shrink / does not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めます

    Reading

    ちぢめます
    chijimemasu

    Meaning

    to shrink / does shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めません

    Reading

    ちぢめません
    chijimemasen

    Meaning

    to not shrink / does not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めた

    Reading

    ちぢめた
    chijimeta

    Meaning

    did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなかった

    Reading

    ちぢめなかった
    chijimenakatta

    Meaning

    did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めました

    Reading

    ちぢめました
    chijimemashita

    Meaning

    did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めませんでした

    Reading

    ちぢめませんでした
    chijimemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めて

    Reading

    ちぢめて
    chijimete

    Meaning

    shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    縮めないで

    Reading

    ちぢめないで
    chijimenaide

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    縮めなくて

    Reading

    ちぢめなくて
    chijimenakute

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めまして

    Reading

    ちぢめまして
    chijimemashite

    Meaning

    shrink, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めませんで

    Reading

    ちぢめませんで
    chijimemasende

    Meaning

    not shrink, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    縮めろ

    Reading

    ちぢめろ
    chijimero

    Meaning

    shrink!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    縮めよ

    Reading

    ちぢめよ
    chijimeyo

    Meaning

    shrink! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めるな

    Reading

    ちぢめるな
    chijimeruna

    Meaning

    do not shrink!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めなさい

    Reading

    ちぢめなさい
    chijimenasai

    Meaning

    shrink!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなさるな

    Reading

    ちぢめなさるな
    chijimenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not shrink!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    縮めてください

    Reading

    ちぢめてください
    chijimetekudasai

    Meaning

    please shrink

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お縮めください

    Reading

    おちぢめください
    ochijimekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めないでください

    Reading

    ちぢめないでください
    chijimenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not shrink

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お縮めなさいませ

    Reading

    おちぢめなさいませ
    ochijimenasaimase

    Meaning

    please shrink

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お縮めなさいますな

    Reading

    おちぢめなさいますな
    ochijimenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めている

    Reading

    ちぢめている
    chijimeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing shrink / is shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めています

    Reading

    ちぢめています
    chijimeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing shrink / is shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めていません

    Reading

    ちぢめていません
    chijimeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing shrink / is not shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めていた

    Reading

    ちぢめていた
    chijimeteita

    Meaning

    was doing shrink / was shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めていました

    Reading

    ちぢめていました
    chijimeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing shrink / was shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めていませんでした

    Reading

    ちぢめていませんでした
    chijimeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing shrink / was not shrink(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めよう

    Reading

    ちぢめよう
    chijimeyou

    Meaning

    let's shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めまい

    Reading

    ちぢめまい
    chijimemai

    Meaning

    let's not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めましょう

    Reading

    ちぢめましょう
    chijimemashou

    Meaning

    let's shrink / will shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めますまい

    Reading

    ちぢめますまい
    chijimemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not shrink / will not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めるだろう

    Reading

    ちぢめるだろう
    chijimerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めないだろう

    Reading

    ちぢめないだろう
    chijimenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めるでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢめるでしょう
    chijimerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めないでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢめないでしょう
    chijimenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めただろう

    Reading

    ちぢめただろう
    chijimetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなかっただろう

    Reading

    ちぢめなかっただろう
    chijimenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めたでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢめたでしょう
    chijimetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ちぢめなかったでしょう
    chijimenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めれば

    Reading

    ちぢめれば
    chijimereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなければ

    Reading

    ちぢめなければ
    chijimenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めたら

    Reading

    ちぢめたら
    chijimetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなかったら

    Reading

    ちぢめなかったら
    chijimenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めましたら

    Reading

    ちぢめましたら
    chijimemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めませんでしたら

    Reading

    ちぢめませんでしたら
    chijimemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮められる

    Reading

    ちぢめられる
    chijimerareru

    Meaning

    can shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮められない

    Reading

    ちぢめられない
    chijimerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮められます

    Reading

    ちぢめられます
    chijimeraremasu

    Meaning

    can shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮められません

    Reading

    ちぢめられません
    chijimeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めさせる

    Reading

    ちぢめさせる
    chijimesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めさせない

    Reading

    ちぢめさせない
    chijimesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めさせます

    Reading

    ちぢめさせます
    chijimesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めさせません

    Reading

    ちぢめさせません
    chijimesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮められる

    Reading

    ちぢめられる
    chijimerareru

    Meaning

    be shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮められない

    Reading

    ちぢめられない
    chijimerarenai

    Meaning

    not be shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮められます

    Reading

    ちぢめられます
    chijimeraremasu

    Meaning

    be shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮められません

    Reading

    ちぢめられません
    chijimeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be shrink

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    縮めたり

    Reading

    ちぢめたり
    chijimetari

    Meaning

    did things like shrink

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めなかったり

    Reading

    ちぢめなかったり
    chijimenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like shrink

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    縮めましたり

    Reading

    ちぢめましたり
    chijimemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like shrink

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めませんでしたり

    Reading

    ちぢめませんでしたり
    chijimemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like shrink

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    縮めたい

    Reading

    ちぢめたい
    chijimetai

    Meaning

    want to shrink

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めたくない

    Reading

    ちぢめたくない
    chijimetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to shrink

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    縮めたかった

    Reading

    ちぢめたかった
    chijimetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to shrink

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めたくなかった

    Reading

    ちぢめたくなかった
    chijimetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to shrink

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    縮めたくて

    Reading

    ちぢめたくて
    chijimetakute

    Meaning

    want to shrink, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    縮めたくなくて

    Reading

    ちぢめたくなくて
    chijimetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to shrink, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    縮めたく

    Reading

    ちぢめたく
    chijimetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to shrink

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    縮めたければ

    Reading

    ちぢめたければ
    chijimetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to shrink

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めたくなければ

    Reading

    ちぢめたくなければ
    chijimetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to shrink

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    縮めたかったら

    Reading

    ちぢめたかったら
    chijimetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to shrink

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    縮めたくなかったら

    Reading

    ちぢめたくなかったら
    chijimetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to shrink

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    縮めたさ

    Reading

    ちぢめたさ
    chijimetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to shrink

Word Detail

    word

    縮める

    Meaning

    Shrink, Shorten

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Shrink

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