詰まる|つまるtsumaru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)oft. as ...に詰まる
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come to the end; to be settled
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become a geminate consonant
- godan verb, intransitive verb, baseballto hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 詰まる（つまる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 詰まります（つまります） |
| Negative (nai) | 詰まらない（つまらない） |
| polite (masen) | 詰まりません（つまりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 詰まらず・詰まらぬ（つまらず・つまらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 詰まった（つまった） |
| polite (mashita) | 詰まりました（つまりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 詰まらなかった（つまらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 詰まりませんでした（つまりませんでした） |
| Te form | 詰まって（つまって） |
| Potential | 詰まれる（つまれる） |
| Passive | 詰まられる（つまられる） |
| Causative | 詰まらせる（つまらせる） |
| Causative passive | 詰まらせられる・詰まらされる（つまらせられる・つまらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 詰まれば（つまれば） |
| tara | 詰まったら（つまったら） |
| Volitional | 詰まろう（つまろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 詰まりましょう（つまりましょう） |
| Imperative | 詰まれ（つまれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
予定が詰まる
詰まる indicates that something becomes full or packed, whereas 詰める describes the deliberate action of packing or stuffing something.
排水口が詰まる
髪が排水口を詰まらせる
詰まる describes the state of being clogged or packed tight, while 詰まらせる focuses on the cause that brings about that state.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- RelatedふさがるNeutralUsed for passages or entrances/exits being blocked or occupied; also wounds healing and seats or time being taken. 「詰まる」 stresses being packed full or clogged pipes.
- Related目詰まりめづまりNeutralA noun for clogged fine holes or mesh — filters, sieves, nozzles, as in 「フィルターの目詰まり」. 「詰まる」 covers a broader range of uses.
Use 「詰まる」 for being packed full, clogging, or a full schedule; 「塞がる」 for passages or entrances/exits being blocked or occupied; 「目詰まり」 for clogged fine holes or mesh.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
See also
