JLPT N5 vocabulary
止まる: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
とまる0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to stop moving, to come to a stop
- to stop doing or working, to stop being supplied, to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
- to alight, to perch on

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 止まる | 止ま |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Polite presentます形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Polite pastました形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Te-formて形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 止ま | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 止ま | 止まる |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Passive受身形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Make / let使役形 | 止ま | 止ま |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 止ま | 止ま |
Example sentences
彼は野球のこととなると話が止まらなくなる。
When it comes to baseball, he can't stop talking (about it).
このキノコ、食べると笑いが止まらなくなるんだって。
I heard that if you eat this mushroom, you won't be able to stop laughing.
今日は会社を休んだよ。だって電車が止まってるんだもん。
I took today off from work. It's because the trains stopped running.