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沈む

to sink

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Conjugation of 沈む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: feel downcast, feel, set, droop, go to the bottom
私/俺
Present informal tense
沈む
shizumu
I sink
Present informal negative tense
沈まない
shizumanai
I don't sink
Present formal tense
沈みます
shizumimasu
I sink
Present formal negative tense
沈みません
shizumimasen
I do not sink
私/俺
Past informal tense
沈んだ
shizunda
I sank
Past informal negative tense
沈まなかった
shizumanakatta
I didn't sink
Past formal tense
沈みました
shizumimashita
I sink
Past formal negative tense
沈みませんでした
shizumimasen deshita
I did not sink
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
沈め
shizume
sink
Imperative negative mood
沈むな
shizumu na
don't sink
Imperative formal mood
沈んでください
shizunde kudasai
please sink
Imperative formal negative mood
沈まないでください
shizumanai dekudasai
please do not sink
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
沈んで
shizunde
sink
Passive stem
沈まれる
shizumareru
sank
Hypothetical tense
沈め
shizume
if I sank
Hypothetical conditional stem
沈めば
shizumeba
sank
私/俺
Volitional stem
沈もう
shizumō
will sink
Potential stem
沈める
shizumeru
sank
Continuative stem
沈み
shizumi
sinking
Causative stem
沈ませる
shizumaseru
allow to sink
私/俺
Imperfective stem
沈ま
shizuma
sink

Examples of 沈む

いったん落ちると　沈む!

Once you drop, it sinks!

出ろ　沈む！

Move or sink, kid!

沈む！

Give me to me. What you're gonna do right now.

沈んだ

Sink.