湿る
しめる · shimeru
To become damp, to become moist, to become wet
- to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 湿りますしめります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 湿りませんしめりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 湿りましたしめりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 湿りませんでしたしめりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 湿りましょうしめりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 湿りしめり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 湿りたいしめりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 湿りながらしめりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 湿ってしめって |
| Plain past (た形) | 湿ったしめった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 湿ったらしめったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 湿っているしめっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 湿らないしめらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 湿らなかったしめらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 湿らなくてしめらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 湿れるしめれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 湿ればしめれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 湿れしめれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 湿ろうしめろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 湿られるしめられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 湿らせるしめらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 湿らされるしめらされる |
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What does 湿る mean?
To become damp, to become moist, to become wet. It can also mean: to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed.
How do you pronounce 湿る?
しめる (shimeru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 湿る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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