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囲む

to encircle

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Conjugation of 囲む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: place things around something, surround
私/俺
Present informal tense
囲む
kakomu
I encircle
Present informal negative tense
囲まない
kakomanai
I don't encircle
Present formal tense
囲みます
kakomimasu
I encircle
Present formal negative tense
囲みません
kakomimasen
I do not encircle
私/俺
Past informal tense
囲んだ
kakonda
I encircled
Past informal negative tense
囲まなかった
kakomanakatta
I didn't encircle
Past formal tense
囲みました
kakomimashita
I encircle
Past formal negative tense
囲みませんでした
kakomimasen deshita
I did not encircle
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
囲め
kakome
encircle
Imperative negative mood
囲むな
kakomu na
don't encircle
Imperative formal mood
囲んでください
kakonde kudasai
please encircle
Imperative formal negative mood
囲まないでください
kakomanai dekudasai
please do not encircle
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
囲んで
kakonde
encircle
Passive stem
囲まれる
kakomareru
encircled
Hypothetical tense
囲め
kakome
if I encircled
Hypothetical conditional stem
囲めば
kakomeba
encircled
私/俺
Volitional stem
囲もう
kakomō
will encircle
Potential stem
囲める
kakomeru
encircled
Continuative stem
囲み
kakomi
encircling
Causative stem
囲ませる
kakomaseru
allow to encircle
私/俺
Imperfective stem
囲ま
kakoma
encircle

Examples of 囲む

よし殺そう　囲め

All right, kill him. Spray it up.

囲め　囲め

Box him in. Box him in.