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萎む[しぼむ] (shibomu)

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

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

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

Example sentences 7

庭にわのバラがしぼんでしまった

The roses in the garden have withered.

花はながしぼんだ。

The flowers withered up.

花はなは切きられるとすぐにしぼむ。

Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.

暑あつさ続つづ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

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