絞り込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 絞り込む | 絞り込まない |
| Polite | 絞り込みます | 絞り込みません |
| Past polite | 絞り込みました | 絞り込みませんでした |
| Past | 絞り込んだ | 絞り込まなかった |
| Te-form | 絞り込んで | 絞り込まないで |
| Desire | 絞り込みたい | 絞り込みたくない |
| Potential | 絞り込める | 絞り込めない |
| Passive | 絞り込まれる | 絞り込まれない |
| Causative | 絞り込ませる | 絞り込ませない |
| Causative passive | 絞り込ませられるalso 絞り込まされる | 絞り込ませられないalso 絞り込まされない |
| Volitional | 絞り込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 絞り込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 絞り込め | 絞り込むな |
| Conditional | 絞り込めば | 絞り込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 絞り込んだら | 絞り込まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
squeeze; wring out; squeeze into
Physical use. Compared with simple 絞る, 絞り込む can sound more thorough, forceful, or directed inward/into a place; for everyday 'wring a towel,' 絞る is often the plainer choice.
I wrung the wet towel tightly with both hands.
Twist the end of the bag and squeeze the cream into the mold.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Common abstract use for reducing many candidates, options, search results, conditions, or ideas to a smaller, more precise set.
We narrowed the applicants down to five people.
Specify conditions to refine the search results.
We narrowed down the applicants to three finalists.
I narrowed down the search results by price range.
You should narrow down the criteria a bit more before searching.
Rare kanji form; 搾 is most naturally associated with pressing or squeezing out liquid, so avoid it for the abstract narrowing sense.