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しゃがむ (shagamu)

to squat

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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  • #17908 most frequent

Meaning

しゃがむ (shagamu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to squat”.

Example sentences 11

お年寄としよりが道端みちばたにしゃがんでいますね。

An elderly person is squatting down on the side of the road.

体からだを捻ひねってから下したまでしゃがみます。

After twisting your body, squat down.

少すこし離はなれてみると、その岩いわは人ひとがしゃがんだ姿すがたに見みえる。

Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a squatting human figure.

多くの立候補者が無党派として出馬していることが特徴的だ。

It is notable that many candidates are running as independents.

Conjugation table

しゃがむ is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryしゃがむshagamu
Negativeしゃがまないshagamanai
Pastしゃがんだshaganda
Past negativeしゃがまなかったshagamanakatta
Polite (ます)しゃがみますshagamimasu
Polite negativeしゃがみませんshagamimasen
Polite pastしゃがみましたshagamimashita
Polite past negativeしゃがみませんでしたshagamimasendeshita
Te-formしゃがんでshagande
Conditional (ば)しゃがめばshagameba
Conditional (たら)しゃがんだらshagandara
Potentialしゃがめるshagameru
Passiveしゃがまれるshagamareru
Causativeしゃがませるshagamaseru
Causative-passiveしゃがませられるshagamaserareru
Volitionalしゃがもうshagamou
Volitional politeしゃがみましょうshagamimashou
Imperativeしゃがめshagame
Desire (たい)しゃがみたいshagamitai

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