緩む
ゆるむ · yurumu
To become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
- to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
- to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
- to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
Other ways to say “to become loose” in Japanese →
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 緩みますゆるみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 緩みませんゆるみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 緩みましたゆるみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 緩みませんでしたゆるみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 緩みましょうゆるみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 緩みゆるみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 緩みたいゆるみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 緩みながらゆるみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 緩んでゆるんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 緩んだゆるんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 緩んだらゆるんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 緩んでいるゆるんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 緩まないゆるまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 緩まなかったゆるまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 緩まなくてゆるまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 緩めるゆるめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 緩めばゆるめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 緩めゆるめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 緩もうゆるもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 緩まれるゆるまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 緩ませるゆるませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 緩まされるゆるまされる |
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What does 緩む mean?
To become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope). It can also mean: to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt.
How do you pronounce 緩む?
ゆるむ (yurumu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 緩む?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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