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留める

to hold

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Conjugation of 留める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: keep, detain, retain, remain
私/俺
Present informal tense
留める
todomeru
I hold
Present informal negative tense
留めない
todomenai
I don't hold
Present formal tense
留めます
todomemasu
I hold
Present formal negative tense
留めません
todomemasen
I do not hold
私/俺
Past informal tense
留めた
todometa
I held
Past informal negative tense
留めなかった
todomenakatta
I didn't hold
Past formal tense
留めました
todomemashita
I hold
Past formal negative tense
留めませんでした
todomemasen deshita
I did not hold
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
留めよ
todomeyo
hold
Imperative negative mood
留めるな
todomeru na
don't hold
Imperative formal mood
留めてください
todomete kudasai
please hold
Imperative formal negative mood
留めないでください
todomenai dekudasai
please do not hold
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
留めて
todomete
hold
Passive stem
留められる
todomerareru
held
Hypothetical tense
留めれ
todomere
if I held
Hypothetical conditional stem
留めれば
todomereba
held
私/俺
Volitional stem
留めよう
todomeyō
will hold
Potential stem
留められる
todomerareru
held
Continuative stem
留め
todome
holding
Causative stem
留めさせる
todomesaseru
allow to hold
私/俺
Imperfective stem
留め
todome
hold

Examples of 留める

これをここで 留める

Close this here.

留めて

I enjoy those, milady. Ye-- Mary.