萎む
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- しぼむGodan verb with mu endingintransitive verb
Other forms
Meanings
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag; to deflate
Godan verb with mu endingintransitive verbword usually written using kanji alone
Conjugation
萎む · Godan verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 萎むしぼむ | 萎みますしぼみます |
| Negative | 萎まないしぼまない | 萎みませんしぼみません |
| Past | 萎んだしぼんだ | 萎みましたしぼみました |
| Past negative | 萎まなかったしぼまなかった | 萎みませんでしたしぼみませんでした |
| Te-form | 萎んでしぼんで | 萎みましてしぼみまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 萎みたいしぼみたい | 萎みたいですしぼみたいです |
Example sentences3
、。
I didn't water them, so the flowers have withered.
、。
The balloon I bought yesterday had already deflated by this morning.
、。
After failing again and again, my dream of opening a shop has faded away.
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