Japanese reference
やむ
to stop (rain or an ongoing event)
Regular · 18 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | やむ (yamu)rain stops |
| Polite, masu | やみます (yamimasu)rain stops |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やまない (yamanai)rain does not stop |
| Polite negative | やみません (yamimasen)rain does not stop |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やんだ (yanda)rain stopped |
| Polite past | やみました (yamimashita)rain stopped |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やまなかった (yamanakatta)rain did not stop |
| Polite past negative | やみませんでした (yamimasendeshita)rain did not stop |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やんで (yande)stopping (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やみまして (yamimashite)stopping (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やんでいる (yandeiru)rain has stopped |
| Polite te-iru | やんでいます (yandeimasu)rain has stopped |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やめば (yameba)if rain stops |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やみますれば (yamimasureba)if rain stops (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | やんだら (yandara)if rain stops |
| Polite conditional, tara | やみましたら (yamimashitara)if rain stops |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やませる (yamaseru)cause rain to stop |
| Polite causative | やませます (yamasemasu)cause rain to stop |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やみます (yamimasu)rain stops |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やみません (yamimasen)rain does not stop |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やみました (yamimashita)rain stopped |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やみませんでした (yamimasendeshita)rain did not stop |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やんでしまう (yandeshimau)rain stops completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やんでしまいます (yandeshimaimasu)rain stops completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やんだことがある (yandakotogaaru)have the experience of: rain stopped |
| Polite past experience | やんだことがあります (yandakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: rain stopped |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やむと (yamuto)whenever you rain stops |
| Polite automatic result | やみますと (yamimasuto)whenever you rain stops |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やむなら (yamunara)if you mean to rain stops |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やむだろう (yamudarou)probably rain stops |
| Polite probability | やむでしょう (yamudeshou)probably rain stops |
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