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Japanese

しぼりこむ
Meaning: to narrow down; to reduce a group or range by selecting according to criteria
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 絞り込む 絞り込まない
Polite 絞り込みます 絞り込みません
Past 絞り込んだ 絞り込まなかった
Polite + Past 絞り込みました 絞り込みませんでした
Te-form 絞り込んで 絞り込まなくて
Potential 絞り込める 絞り込めない
Passive 絞り込まれる 絞り込まれない
Causative 絞り込ませる 絞り込ませない
Causative + Passive 絞り込まされる 絞り込まされない
Imperative 絞り込め 絞り込むな

Example

面接の結果、候補者を三人に絞り込んだ。
After the interviews, we narrowed the list of candidates down to three.

Usage Notes

Used when reducing many possibilities to a smaller number by applying conditions, evidence, or preferences.

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