つぼむ · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | つぼむ | つぼまない |
| Polite | つぼみます | つぼみません |
| Past polite | つぼみました | つぼみませんでした |
| Past | つぼんだ | つぼまなかった |
| Te-form | つぼんで | つぼまないで |
| Desire | つぼみたい | つぼみたくない |
| Potential | つぼめる | つぼめない |
| Passive | つぼまれる | つぼまれない |
| Causative | つぼませる | つぼませない |
| Causative passive | つぼませられるalso つぼまされる | つぼませられないalso つぼまされない |
| Volitional | つぼもう | |
| Polite volitional | つぼみましょう | |
| Imperative | つぼめ | つぼむな |
| Conditional | つぼめば | つぼまなければ |
| Tara conditional | つぼんだら | つぼまなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
Primarily used for flowers closing their petals; also for other things that fold or shut in a similar way.
In the evening, morning glory flowers close.
Tulips close at night.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
get narrower; taper
Describes something becoming narrower toward one end, like a tube or a path. Related to すぼまる and すぼめる.
This path gets narrower the further you go.
The end of the pipe is tapered.