萎む[しぼむ] (shibomu)

to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 0
  • #43364 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

しぼむ (shibomu) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt”.

Example sentences 7

にわのバラがしぼんでしまった

The roses in the garden have withered.

はながしぼんだ。

The flowers withered up.

はなられるとすぐにしぼむ。

Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.

あつつずきでその 植物しょくぶつはしぼんでしまった。

The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.

Conjugation table

しぼむ is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryしぼむshibomu
Negativeしぼまないshibomanai
Pastしぼんだshibonda
Past negativeしぼまなかったshibomanakatta
Polite (ます)しぼみますshibomimasu
Polite negativeしぼみませんshibomimasen
Polite pastしぼみましたshibomimashita
Polite past negativeしぼみませんでしたshibomimasendeshita
Te-formしぼんでshibonde
Conditional (ば)しぼめばshibomeba
Conditional (たら)しぼんだらshibondara
Potentialしぼめるshibomeru
Passiveしぼまれるshibomareru
Causativeしぼませるshibomaseru
Causative-passiveしぼませられるshibomaserareru
Volitionalしぼもうshibomou
Volitional politeしぼみましょうshibomimashou
Imperativeしぼめshibome
Desire (たい)しぼみたいshibomitai