godan verb (v5r, vi) · N5
閉まるshimaru
to close
- to be shut
- to be closed
- to be firmof a body, face, etc.
Remember it
Connect the sound to "she marries". Picture a ribbon tying closed like a ceremony in a scene for "to close" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 閉まる | 閉まった | 閉まらない | 閉まらなかった |
Formal -masu base | 閉まります | 閉まりました | 閉まりません | 閉まりませんでした |
te-form
閉まって
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5