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阻む[はばむ] (habamu)

to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #12744 most frequent

Meaning

阻む (はばむ, habamu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

台風たいふうに行ゆく手てを阻はばまれました

We were prevented from going on our way by the typhoon.

我々われわれの前進ぜんしんは阻はばまれた。

Our progress was put in check.

「それを阻むためだ。」

"It is to block that."

彼かれらは大おおきな川かわに前進ぜんしんを阻はばまれた。

Their progress was stopped by a wide river.

Conjugation table

阻む (はばむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary阻む はばむhabamu
Negative阻まない はばまないhabamanai
Past阻んだ はばんだhabanda
Past negative阻まなかった はばまなかったhabamanakatta
Polite (ます)阻みます はばみますhabamimasu
Polite negative阻みません はばみませんhabamimasen
Polite past阻みました はばみましたhabamimashita
Polite past negative阻みませんでした はばみませんでしたhabamimasendeshita
Te-form阻んで はばんでhabande
Conditional (ば)阻めば はばめばhabameba
Conditional (たら)阻んだら はばんだらhabandara
Potential阻める はばめるhabameru
Passive阻まれる はばまれるhabamareru
Causative阻ませる はばませるhabamaseru
Causative-passive阻ませられる はばませられるhabamaserareru
Volitional阻もう はばもうhabamou
Volitional polite阻みましょう はばみましょうhabamimashou
Imperative阻め はばめhabame
Desire (たい)阻みたい はばみたいhabamitai

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