縮まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縮まる | 縮まらない |
| Polite | 縮まります | 縮まりません |
| Past polite | 縮まりました | 縮まりませんでした |
| Past | 縮まった | 縮まらなかった |
| Te-form | 縮まって | 縮まらないで |
| Desire | 縮まりたい | 縮まりたくない |
| Potential | 縮まれる | 縮まれない |
| Passive | 縮まられる | 縮まられない |
| Causative | 縮まらせる | 縮まらせない |
| Causative passive | 縮まらせられるalso 縮まらされる | 縮まらせられないalso 縮まらされない |
| Volitional | 縮まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 縮まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 縮まれ | 縮まるな |
| Conditional | 縮まれば | 縮まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 縮まったら | 縮まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
shrink; become shorter; contract
Intransitive: the subject itself becomes smaller, shorter, or more contracted. Use 縮める for making something shorter or smaller deliberately.
The sweater shrank in the wash.
My body curls up from the cold.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used when a gap, difference, distance, or interval becomes smaller, such as a lead in a race or emotional distance between people.
The gap with the leader narrowed a little.
After the trip, the distance between the two of them grew smaller.
The gap with second place has narrowed considerably.
I feel like I've grown closer to him since we traveled together.
That scream gave me the shock of my life.
The gap to the world record narrowed slightly.