つぼむ

つぼむ
verb (godan)
to close up, to be in bud, to narrow
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentつぼむつぼまない
Present politeつぼみますつぼみません
Pastつぼんだつぼまなかった
Past politeつぼみましたつぼみませんでした
て formつぼんでつぼまなくて
ている presentつぼんでいるつぼんでいない
ている politeつぼんでいますつぼんでいません
ている pastつぼんでいたつぼんでいなかった
ている past politeつぼんでいましたつぼんでいませんでした
Conditional ばつぼめばつぼまなければ
Conditional たらつぼんだらつぼまなかったら
Volitionalつぼもう
Volitional politeつぼみましょう
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
Imperativeつぼめつぼむな
1. to close up, to be in bud
For flowers or petals to be closed or not yet open. The opposite of blooming.
(はな)まだつぼんでいる
The flower is still in bud.
The petals close up in the evening.
Morning glories close up by the afternoon.
When the wind gets strong, the flowers naturally close up.
2. to narrow, to purse, to pucker
For something to become smaller or narrower, like pursing the lips or an opening becoming smaller.
(くち)つぼめる。
To purse one's lips.
Transitive form つぼめる.
I closed up my umbrella and got on the train.
Transitive form つぼめる.

Usage

Most commonly used for flowers closing or being in bud. The transitive form つぼめる is used for deliberately making something narrower (pursing lips, closing an umbrella).

Forms

  • つぼめる (transitive): to make narrow, to purse, to close up
  • つぼみ (noun): bud, flower bud

Similar words

  • ()じる: to close (more general)
  • すぼむ: variant form with the same meaning
  • すぼめる: variant transitive form

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