Japanese

しくむ
Meaning: to devise; to plan; to plot; to set up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 仕組む 仕組まない
Polite 仕組みます 仕組みません
Past 仕組んだ 仕組まなかった
Polite + Past 仕組みました 仕組みませんでした
Te-form 仕組んで 仕組まなくて
Potential 仕組める 仕組めない
Passive 仕組まれる 仕組まれない
Causative 仕組ませる 仕組ませない
Causative + Passive 仕組まされる 仕組まされない
Imperative 仕組め 仕組むな

Handwriting

仕
組
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Example

It was a carefully planned trap.

Usage Notes

Commonly refers to planning or organizing something intricate, such as a scheme, a trick, or the plot of a story.

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