ichidan verb (v1, vt) · N5
閉めるshimeru
to close
- to shut
Remember it
Connect the sound to "shimmer". Picture a shimmering hand closing or fastening something 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 | 閉める | 閉めた | 閉めない | 閉めなかった |
Formal -masu base | 閉めます | 閉めました | 閉めません | 閉めませんでした |
te-form
閉めて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
Learning status
learning
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