Japanese

きやむ

なきやむ
Meaning: to stop crying
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 泣きやむ 泣きやまない
Polite 泣きやみます 泣きやみません
Past 泣きやんだ 泣きやまなかった
Polite + Past 泣きやみました 泣きやみませんでした
Te-form 泣きやんで 泣きやまなくて
Potential 泣きやめる 泣きやめない
Passive 泣きやまれる 泣きやまれない
Causative 泣きやませる 泣きやませない
Causative + Passive 泣きやまされる 泣きやまされない
Imperative 泣きやめ 泣きやむな

Handwriting

泣
き
や
む

Example sentences

The baby stopped crying as soon as I handed him a toy.
しばらくほっとけば、そのうち泣きやむよ。
If you leave him alone for a while, he'll stop crying eventually.
泣きやまない子供を一生懸命なだめた。
I tried my best to soothe the child who wouldn't stop crying.

Usage Notes

A compound verb consisting of 泣く (to cry) and やむ (to stop). Used for people (especially children and babies) or animals.

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