細める|ほそめるhosomeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make narrow
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 細める(ほそめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 細めます(ほそめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 細めない(ほそめない) |
| polite (masen) | 細めません(ほそめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 細めず・細めぬ(ほそめず・ほそめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 細めた(ほそめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 細めました(ほそめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 細めなかった(ほそめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 細めませんでした(ほそめませんでした) |
| Te form | 細めて(ほそめて) |
| Potential | 細められる(ほそめられる) |
| Passive | 細められる(ほそめられる) |
| Causative | 細めさせる(ほそめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 細めさせられる(ほそめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 細めれば(ほそめれば) |
| tara | 細めたら(ほそめたら) |
| Volitional | 細めよう(ほそめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 細めましょう(ほそめましょう) |
| Imperative | 細めろ(ほそめろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
目が細まる
目を細める
As an intransitive verb, 細まる emphasizes the event or resulting state of 目, as in 目が細まる; as a transitive verb, 細める foregrounds the agent acting on 目, as in 目を細める.
声が細る
声を細める
As an intransitive verb, 細る emphasizes the event or resulting state of 声, as in 声が細る; as a transitive verb, 細める foregrounds the agent acting on 声, as in 声を細める.
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