Japanese

ちぢむ
Meaning: to shrink; to contract
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

縮
む

Example

The sweater shrank after washing.

Usage Notes

Often used for clothes shrinking after washing or for distances and time becoming shorter.

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