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絞る

to press

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Conjugation of 絞る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: squeeze
私/俺
Present informal tense
絞る
shiboru
I press
Present informal negative tense
絞らない
shiboranai
I don't press
Present formal tense
絞ります
shiborimasu
I press
Present formal negative tense
絞りません
shiborimasen
I do not press
私/俺
Past informal tense
絞った
shibotta
I pressed
Past informal negative tense
絞らなかった
shiboranakatta
I didn't press
Past formal tense
絞りました
shiborimashita
I press
Past formal negative tense
絞りませんでした
shiborimasen deshita
I did not press
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
絞れ
shibore
press
Imperative negative mood
絞るな
shiboru na
don't press
Imperative formal mood
絞ってください
shibotte kudasai
please press
Imperative formal negative mood
絞らないでください
shiboranai dekudasai
please do not press
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
絞って
shibotte
press
Passive stem
絞られる
shiborareru
pressed
Hypothetical tense
絞れ
shibore
if I pressed
Hypothetical conditional stem
絞れば
shiboreba
pressed
私/俺
Volitional stem
絞ろう
shiborō
will press
Potential stem
絞れる
shiboreru
pressed
Continuative stem
絞り
shibori
pressing
Causative stem
絞らせる
shiboraseru
allow to press
私/俺
Imperfective stem
絞ら
shibora
press

Examples of 絞る

「彼女を、絞ります」

They're gonna squeeze her.

絞って

All right, squeeze in.

小さく... 絞って

Aim small, miss small.

- ジェイク、ピンぼけだ 絞れ

- Jake, you're out of focus.