詰める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
詰
つ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "詰める"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		詰める つめ​る
Imperative (命令形) 詰めろ つめ​ろ
Key constructions
Passive 詰められる つめられ​る
Causative 詰めさせる つめさせ​る
Potential 詰められる つめられ​る
Volitional 詰めよう つめよ​ー
Negative 詰めない つめ​ない
Negative perfective 詰めなかった つめ​なかった
Formal 詰めます つめま​す
Perfective 詰めた つ​めた
Conjunctive 詰めて つ​めて
Hypothetical conditional 詰めれば つめ​れば

Verb

詰(つ)める • (tsumeru) ichidan (stem 詰(つ)め (tsume), past 詰(つ)めた (tsumeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 詰める
mediopassive 詰まる
Japanese verb pair
active 詰める
mediopassive 詰む
  1. to stuff; to fill; to cram
    衣装(いしょう)を詰(つ)めた鞄(かばん)
    ishō o tsumeta kaban
    a bag full of clothes
    虫歯(むしば)を詰(つ)める
    mushiba o tsumeru
    to fill a tooth
  2. to draw together or nearer; to shorten or narrow
    席(せき)を詰(つ)めて座(すわ)る
    seki o tsumete suwaru
    to sit closely
    経費(けいひ)を詰(つ)める
    keihi o tsumeru
    to reduce cost
  3. to finish; to complete
    沢筋(さわすじ)を詰(つ)める
    sawasuji o tsumeru
    to walk to the end of a stream
    議論(ぎろん)を詰(つ)める
    giron o tsumeru
    to have a thorough discussion
  4. to stand by; to wait and be ready
    首相官邸(しゅしょうかんてい)に詰(つ)める
    shushō kantei ni tsumeru
    to stand by at the official residence of the prime minister
  5. (shogi, chess) to checkmate
  6. (attaching to continuative form of other verbs)
    1. to make unable to escape; to corner
      問(と)い詰(つ)める
      toitsumeru
      to interrogate
    2. to do something to the greatest extent
      通(かよ)い詰(つ)める
      kayoitsumeru
      to frequently visit

Conjugation

Conjugation of "詰める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 詰め つめ tsume
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 詰め つめ tsume
Shūshikei ("terminal") 詰める つめる tsumeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 詰める つめる tsumeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 詰めれ つめれ tsumere
Meireikei ("imperative") 詰めよ¹
詰めろ² 		つめよ¹
つめろ² 		tsumeyo¹
tsumero²
Key constructions
Passive 詰められる つめられる tsumerareru
Causative 詰めさせる
詰めさす 		つめさせる
つめさす 		tsumesaseru
tsumesasu
Potential 詰められる
詰めれる³ 		つめられる
つめれる³ 		tsumerareru
tsumereru³
Volitional 詰めよう つめよう tsumeyō
Negative 詰めない
詰めぬ
詰めん 		つめない
つめぬ
つめん 		tsumenai
tsumenu
tsumen
Negative continuative 詰めず つめず tsumezu
Formal 詰めます つめます tsumemasu
Perfective 詰めた つめた tsumeta
Conjunctive 詰めて つめて tsumete
Hypothetical conditional 詰めれば つめれば tsumereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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