godan verb (v5r, vi) · N5
止まるtomaru
to stop
- to stopmoving
- to come to a stop
- to stopdoing, working, being supplied
Remember it
Connect the sound to "toe marble". Picture a marble stopping by a toe in a scene for "to stop" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 止まる | 止まった | 止まらない | 止まらなかった |
Formal -masu base | 止まります | 止まりました | 止まりません | 止まりませんでした |
te-form
止まって
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5