詰む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 詰む | 詰まない |
| Polite | 詰みます | 詰みません |
| Past polite | 詰みました | 詰みませんでした |
| Past | 詰んだ | 詰まなかった |
| Te-form | 詰んで | 詰まないで |
| Desire | 詰みたい | 詰みたくない |
| Potential | 詰める | 詰めない |
| Passive | 詰まれる | 詰まれない |
| Causative | 詰ませる | 詰ませない |
| Causative passive | 詰ませられるalso 詰まされる | 詰ませられないalso 詰まされない |
| Volitional | 詰もう | |
| Polite volitional | 詰みましょう | |
| Imperative | 詰め | 詰むな |
| Conditional | 詰めば | 詰まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 詰んだら | 詰まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
become fine (of fabric); become closely woven
Describes fabric or mesh becoming dense and tight. Less common in everyday conversation; often replaced by 目が詰む or 密度が高くなる.
This cloth becomes finer when washed.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
be checkmated (shogi)
Shogi term: the king has no legal moves. Also used figuratively for being in a hopeless situation.
I was put in check and finally checkmated.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
be stuck; be at a loss; reach a dead end
Figurative extension of the shogi sense: unable to proceed, out of options. Common in casual speech and online communication.
I have too much work; I'm completely stuck.
This problem is so hard that I've reached a dead end.
This towel's weave becomes finer the more you wash it.
The opponent's king will be checkmated in one more move.
Because of this mistake, the plan is now completely stuck.