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絞める

to strangle

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Conjugation of 絞める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
絞める
shimeru
I strangle
Present informal negative tense
絞めない
shimenai
I don't strangle
Present formal tense
絞めます
shimemasu
I strangle
Present formal negative tense
絞めません
shimemasen
I do not strangle
私/俺
Past informal tense
絞めた
shimeta
I strangled
Past informal negative tense
絞めなかった
shimenakatta
I didn't strangle
Past formal tense
絞めました
shimemashita
I strangle
Past formal negative tense
絞めませんでした
shimemasen deshita
I did not strangle
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
絞めよ
shimeyo
strangle
Imperative negative mood
絞めるな
shimeru na
don't strangle
Imperative formal mood
絞めてください
shimete kudasai
please strangle
Imperative formal negative mood
絞めないでください
shimenai dekudasai
please do not strangle
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
絞めて
shimete
strangle
Passive stem
絞められる
shimerareru
strangled
Hypothetical tense
絞めれ
shimere
if I strangled
Hypothetical conditional stem
絞めれば
shimereba
strangled
私/俺
Volitional stem
絞めよう
shimeyō
will strangle
Potential stem
絞められる
shimerareru
strangled
Continuative stem
絞め
shime
strangling
Causative stem
絞めさせる
shimesaseru
allow to strangle
私/俺
Imperfective stem
絞め
shime
strangle

Examples of 絞める

その意味は'アリシアを抱き しめる'ということではない

I mean, not the 'holding Alicia' thing. She's your girlfriend, not mine.

よし しめた!

Yes, yes!