煮詰まる・煮詰る|につまるnitsumaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
煮詰まる煮詰まる is the most common written form of this word and the recommended default for beginners.
煮詰る煮詰る is a less common written variant of 煮詰まる; learners are more likely to encounter 煮詰まる and should generally choose it.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be boiled down
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come to a standstill; to reach an impassesometimes considered incorrect
- godan verb, intransitive verbto approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 煮詰まる(につまる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 煮詰まります(につまります) |
| Negative (nai) | 煮詰まらない(につまらない) |
| polite (masen) | 煮詰まりません(につまりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 煮詰まらず・煮詰まらぬ(につまらず・につまらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 煮詰まった(につまった) |
| polite (mashita) | 煮詰まりました(につまりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 煮詰まらなかった(につまらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 煮詰まりませんでした(につまりませんでした) |
| Te form | 煮詰まって(につまって) |
| Potential | 煮詰まれる(につまれる) |
| Passive | 煮詰まられる(につまられる) |
| Causative | 煮詰まらせる(につまらせる) |
| Causative passive | 煮詰まらせられる・煮詰まらされる(につまらせられる・につまらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 煮詰まれば(につまれば) |
| tara | 煮詰まったら(につまったら) |
| Volitional | 煮詰まろう(につまろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 煮詰まりましょう(につまりましょう) |
| Imperative | 煮詰まれ(につまれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
スープが煮詰まる
煮詰まる describes the liquid itself becoming reduced and thickened, while 煮詰める describes someone actively boiling it down to concentrate it.
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Japanese definitions
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