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しめ

shime

JLPT N3 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of しめる — to occupy, to hold.

  • to account for, to make up, to take up
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How it’s built

しめる しめ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

しめる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite しめます
Polite negative しめません
Polite past しめました
Polite past negative しめませんでした
Let us ~ しめましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneしめ
Want to ~ しめたい
While ~ing しめながら
Te-form しめて
Plain past しめた
Tara-conditional しめたら
Progressive しめている
Plain negative しめない
Plain past negative しめなかった
Negative te-form しめなくて
Potential しめられる
Ba-conditional しめれば
Imperative しめろ
Volitional しめよう
Passive しめられる
Causative しめさせる
Causative-passive しめさせられる

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In real sentences

Only after starting this job did I understand the difficulty.

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He has been supported by many people, starting with his family.

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How did you enjoy the party?

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Other forms and spellings

しめるしめんしめれしめりゃしめろしめろうしめろっしめろふしめらしめり〆ッしめっしめッ〆れシメれ〆りゃ
masu-stem of しめる