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凹む[へこむ] (hekomu)

to be dented, to sink, to cave in, to be dejected

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

凹む (へこむ, hekomu) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to be dented, to sink, to cave in, to be dejected”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

車くるまをぶつけてバンパーがへこんでしまった

I dented the bumper when I crashed my car.

お友達ともだちブロガーさんがブログ閉鎖へいさを決心けっしんされて凹へこみ気味ぎみです。

I'm a bit down because a blogger friend of mine has decided to stop blogging.

また、溝の両縁11は、それぞれ基材3の裏面位置から凹む。

The two rims 11 of the groove are recessed from the rear face position of the material 3.

そして、正極集電板10の中央部が内側に凹むように変形している。

The center part of the cathode collector plate 10 is deformed to be hollowed to inside.

Conjugation table

凹む (へこむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary凹む へこむhekomu
Negative凹まない へこまないhekomanai
Past凹んだ へこんだhekonda
Past negative凹まなかった へこまなかったhekomanakatta
Polite (ます)凹みます へこみますhekomimasu
Polite negative凹みません へこみませんhekomimasen
Polite past凹みました へこみましたhekomimashita
Polite past negative凹みませんでした へこみませんでしたhekomimasendeshita
Te-form凹んで へこんでhekonde
Conditional (ば)凹めば へこめばhekomeba
Conditional (たら)凹んだら へこんだらhekondara
Potential凹める へこめるhekomeru
Passive凹まれる へこまれるhekomareru
Causative凹ませる へこませるhekomaseru
Causative-passive凹ませられる へこませられるhekomaserareru
Volitional凹もう へこもうhekomou
Volitional polite凹みましょう へこみましょうhekomimashou
Imperative凹め へこめhekome
Desire (たい)凹みたい へこみたいhekomitai

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