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縮む

to shorten

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Conjugation of 縮む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: shrink
私/俺
Present informal tense
縮む
chijimu
I shorten
Present informal negative tense
縮まない
chijimanai
I don't shorten
Present formal tense
縮みます
chijimimasu
I shorten
Present formal negative tense
縮みません
chijimimasen
I do not shorten
私/俺
Past informal tense
縮んだ
chijinda
I shortened
Past informal negative tense
縮まなかった
chijimanakatta
I didn't shorten
Past formal tense
縮みました
chijimimashita
I shorten
Past formal negative tense
縮みませんでした
chijimimasen deshita
I did not shorten
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
縮め
chijime
shorten
Imperative negative mood
縮むな
chijimu na
don't shorten
Imperative formal mood
縮んでください
chijinde kudasai
please shorten
Imperative formal negative mood
縮まないでください
chijimanai dekudasai
please do not shorten
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
縮んで
chijinde
shorten
Passive stem
縮まれる
chijimareru
shortened
Hypothetical tense
縮め
chijime
if I shortened
Hypothetical conditional stem
縮めば
chijimeba
shortened
私/俺
Volitional stem
縮もう
chijimō
will shorten
Potential stem
縮める
chijimeru
shortened
Continuative stem
縮み
chijimi
shortening
Causative stem
縮ませる
chijimaseru
allow to shorten
私/俺
Imperfective stem
縮ま
chijima
shorten