JLPT N4 vocabulary
締める: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
しめる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to tie, to fasten, to tighten
- to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
- to total, to sum
- to be strict with
- to economize, to economise, to cut down on
- to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
- to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 締める | 締め |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 締め | 締め |
| Polite presentます形 | 締め | 締め |
| Polite pastました形 | 締め | 締め |
| Te-formて形 | 締め | 締め |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 締め | 締め |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 締め | 締め |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 締め | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 締め | 締め |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 締め | 締める |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 締め | 締め |
| Passive受身形 | 締め | 締め |
| Make / let使役形 | 締め | 締め |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 締め | 締め |