Japanese

やむ
Meaning: to stop; to cease
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

止
む

Example sentences

Let's wait at the library reading a book until the rain stops.
そのうち雨も止むでしょう。
It will soon stop raining.
雨が止んだと思ったら、また降り出した。
Just when I thought the rain had stopped, it started pouring again.
雨が止んだかと思うと、また降り出した
Just as I thought the rain had stopped, it started falling again.
雨が止んだので、試合が再開された。
The match was resumed after the rain stopped.
いくら待っても、雨は一向に止む気配がない。
No matter how long I wait, there is no sign of the rain stopping at all.
雨はじきに止むでしょう。
The rain will stop soon.
幸いにも、雨が止んだ。
Fortunately, the rain stopped.
雨が降り始めたが、ほどなくして止んだ。
It started to rain, but it stopped before long.
午後は雨が止んで、空がはれるでしょう。
The rain will stop in the afternoon and the sky will clear up.

Usage Notes

Used for natural phenomena like rain, wind, or snow, as well as for sounds or actions that come to an end.

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