袂を絞る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 袂を絞る | 袂を絞らない |
| Polite | 袂を絞ります | 袂を絞りません |
| Past polite | 袂を絞りました | 袂を絞りませんでした |
| Past | 袂を絞った | 袂を絞らなかった |
| Te-form | 袂を絞って | 袂を絞らないで |
| Desire | 袂を絞りたい | 袂を絞りたくない |
| Potential | 袂を絞れる | 袂を絞れない |
| Passive | 袂を絞られる | 袂を絞られない |
| Causative | 袂を絞らせる | 袂を絞らせない |
| Causative passive | 袂を絞らせられるalso 袂を絞らされる | 袂を絞らせられないalso 袂を絞らされない |
| Volitional | 袂を絞ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 袂を絞りましょう | |
| Imperative | 袂を絞れ | 袂を絞るな |
| Conditional | 袂を絞れば | 袂を絞らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 袂を絞ったら | 袂を絞らなかったら |
shed many tears; weep copiously
Literary idiom evoking the image of wringing out a sleeve soaked with tears. Used for deep, often prolonged weeping. The literal meaning is 'to wring out one's sleeve'.
She wept so bitterly that she could have wrung out her sleeves.
Reading that story, I couldn't help but shed many tears.