Japanese

なりやむ
Meaning: to stop ringing; to stop sounding; to fall silent
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鳴り止む 鳴り止まない
Polite 鳴り止みます 鳴り止みません
Past 鳴り止んだ 鳴り止まなかった
Polite + Past 鳴り止みました 鳴り止みませんでした
Te-form 鳴り止んで 鳴り止まなくて
Potential 鳴り止める 鳴り止めない
Passive 鳴り止まれる 鳴り止まれない
Causative 鳴り止ませる 鳴り止ませない
Causative + Passive 鳴り止まされる 鳴り止まされない
Imperative 鳴り止め 鳴り止むな

Handwriting

鳴
り
止
む

Example

When the alarm stopped ringing, the classroom became quiet.

Usage Notes

Used when a sound that had been continuing comes to an end. The negative form often describes applause or noise that does not stop.

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