Ichidan verb
縮めるちぢめる
chijimeru縮める (ちぢめる, chijimeru) — to shorten — is an ichidan verb: 縮めて (te-form), 縮めた (past), 縮めない (negative), 縮めます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to reduce; to condense.
How 縮める conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 縮め. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
縮める
dropsstem + ending
縮めない縮めないnegative · I don't shorten it.
縮めます縮めますpolite present
縮めて縮めてte-form · I shorten it and …
縮めた縮めたpast · I shortened it.
縮められる縮められるpotential · I can shorten it.
縮めれば縮めればif · If I shorten it, ...
縮めよう縮めようvolitional · Let's shorten it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 縮める ちぢめる chijimeru | |
| past N5 I shortened it. | 縮めた ちぢめた chijimeta | |
| negative N5 I don't shorten it. | 縮めない ちぢめない chijimenai | |
| te-form N5 I shorten it and … | 縮めて ちぢめて chijimete | |
| past negative N4 | 縮めなかった ちぢめなかった chijimenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's shorten it. | 縮めよう ちぢめよう chijimeyou | |
| potential N3 I can shorten it. | 縮められる ちぢめられる chijimerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I shorten it, ... | 縮めれば ちぢめれば chijimereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I shorten it, ... | 縮めたら ちぢめたら chijimetara | |
| passive N2 It gets shortened. | 縮められる ちぢめられる chijimerareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone shorten it. | 縮めさせる ちぢめさせる chijimesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Shorten it! | 縮めろ ちぢめろ chijimero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 縮めます ちぢめます chijimemasu | |
| past N5 I shortened it. | 縮めました ちぢめました chijimemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't shorten it. | 縮めません ちぢめません chijimemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 縮めませんでした ちぢめませんでした chijimemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's shorten it. | 縮めましょう ちぢめましょう chijimemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm shortening it. | 縮めている ちぢめている chijimeteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was shortening it. | 縮めていた ちぢめていた chijimeteita | |
| ています N4 I'm shortening it. | 縮めています ちぢめています chijimeteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was shortening it. | 縮めていました ちぢめていました chijimeteimashita |