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沈しずむ (shizumu)

to sink,to feel depressed

  • JLPT N3
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 0
  • #5616 most frequent

Meaning

沈む (しずむ, shizumu) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to sink,to feel depressed”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

ボートが川かわに沈しずんだ。

The boat sank in the river.

月つきが沈しずんだ。

The moon has set.

日ひは西にしに沈しずむ。

The sun sets in the west.

船ふねが沈しずんでいく。

The ship is sinking.

Conjugation table

沈む (しずむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary沈む しずむshizumu
Negative沈まない しずまないshizumanai
Past沈んだ しずんだshizunda
Past negative沈まなかった しずまなかったshizumanakatta
Polite (ます)沈みます しずみますshizumimasu
Polite negative沈みません しずみませんshizumimasen
Polite past沈みました しずみましたshizumimashita
Polite past negative沈みませんでした しずみませんでしたshizumimasendeshita
Te-form沈んで しずんでshizunde
Conditional (ば)沈めば しずめばshizumeba
Conditional (たら)沈んだら しずんだらshizundara
Potential沈める しずめるshizumeru
Passive沈まれる しずまれるshizumareru
Causative沈ませる しずませるshizumaseru
Causative-passive沈ませられる しずませられるshizumaserareru
Volitional沈もう しずもうshizumou
Volitional polite沈みましょう しずみましょうshizumimashou
Imperative沈め しずめshizume
Desire (たい)沈みたい しずみたいshizumitai

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