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結むすぶ (musubu)

to tie,to bind,to link

  • JLPT N3
  • Godan verb
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  • #2432 most frequent

Meaning

結ぶ (むすぶ, musubu) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to tie,to bind,to link”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは髪かみにリボンを結むすんだね。

She tied a ribbon in her hair.

靴くつの紐ひもを結むすびなさい。

Tie your shoelaces.

彼女かのじょは口くちを堅かたく結むすんだ。

She pressed her lips firmly together.

私たちは業務提携を結ぶ。

We make a work partnership.

Conjugation table

結ぶ (むすぶ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary結ぶ むすぶmusubu
Negative結ばない むすばないmusubanai
Past結んだ むすんだmusunda
Past negative結ばなかった むすばなかったmusubanakatta
Polite (ます)結びます むすびますmusubimasu
Polite negative結びません むすびませんmusubimasen
Polite past結びました むすびましたmusubimashita
Polite past negative結びませんでした むすびませんでしたmusubimasendeshita
Te-form結んで むすんでmusunde
Conditional (ば)結べば むすべばmusubeba
Conditional (たら)結んだら むすんだらmusundara
Potential結べる むすべるmusuberu
Passive結ばれる むすばれるmusubareru
Causative結ばせる むすばせるmusubaseru
Causative-passive結ばせられる むすばせられるmusubaserareru
Volitional結ぼう むすぼうmusubou
Volitional polite結びましょう むすびましょうmusubimashou
Imperative結べ むすべmusube
Desire (たい)結びたい むすびたいmusubitai

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