黙る|だまるdamaru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto be silent; to say nothing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 黙る(だまる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 黙ります(だまります) |
| Negative (nai) | 黙らない(だまらない) |
| polite (masen) | 黙りません(だまりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 黙らず・黙らぬ(だまらず・だまらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 黙った(だまった) |
| polite (mashita) | 黙りました(だまりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 黙らなかった(だまらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 黙りませんでした(だまりませんでした) |
| Te form | 黙って(だまって) |
| Potential | 黙れる(だまれる) |
| Passive | 黙られる(だまられる) |
| Causative | 黙らせる(だまらせる) |
| Causative passive | 黙らせられる・黙らされる(だまらせられる・だまらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 黙れば(だまれば) |
| tara | 黙ったら(だまったら) |
| Volitional | 黙ろう(だまろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 黙りましょう(だまりましょう) |
| Imperative | 黙れ(だまれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym黙するもくするWrittenWritten/formal prose for falling silent or saying nothing, as in 「黙して語らず」; 「黙る」 is the everyday word.
- Synonym黙りこくるだまりこくるCasualColloquial for keeping silent and saying nothing the whole time, whether from sulking, surprise, fear and the like.
- RelatedつぐむWrittenWritten/formal prose for keeping one's mouth tightly shut, usually as 「口を噤む」; stresses deliberately not speaking.
- Related口をつぐむくちをつぐむNeutralNeutral set phrase for holding one's tongue, usually keeping silent about something and not revealing it.
- AntonymしゃべるCasualColloquial antonym: to talk or chat, often with a nuance of being talkative — the opposite of silent 「黙る」.
- Antonym話すはなすNeutralNeutral antonym: to talk or converse with someone; the opposite of silent 「黙る」.
Use 「黙る」 for not speaking or staying silent. To keep silent about something, use 「口をつぐむ」; to stay silent throughout, e.g. sulking, 「黙りこくる」. 「黙する」 and 「噤む」 are written/formal. Antonyms: colloquial 「喋る」, neutral 「話す」.
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