詰む
つむ
verb
to be checkmated; to be cornered; to be stuck
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 詰む | 詰まない |
| Present polite | 詰みます | 詰みません |
| Past | 詰んだ | 詰まなかった |
| Past polite | 詰みました | 詰みませんでした |
| て form | 詰んで | 詰まなくて |
| ている present | 詰んでいる | 詰んでいない |
| ている polite | 詰んでいます | 詰んでいません |
| ている past | 詰んでいた | 詰んでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 詰んでいました | 詰んでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 詰めば | 詰まなければ |
| Conditional たら | 詰んだら | 詰まなかったら |
| Volitional | 詰もう | — |
| Volitional polite | 詰みましょう | — |
| Potential | 詰める | 詰めない |
| Passive | 詰まれる | 詰まれない |
| Causative | 詰ませる | 詰ませない |
| Imperative | 詰め | 詰むな |
1.
to be checkmated; to be cornered; to have no way out
Originally a shogi/chess term for the king being checkmated. By extension, used colloquially to mean a situation is hopeless and there is no escape.
これでもう詰んだ。
That's it, it's all over now.
王が詰んで勝負がついた。
The king was checkmated and the game was decided.
締め切りが明日なのに何も終わっていなくて、もう詰んでいる。
The deadline is tomorrow and nothing is done — I'm completely stuck.
A shogi/chess term for checkmate, now widely used as casual slang for a hopeless situation with no remaining options. The slang sense is very common online and in conversation among younger speakers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 王が詰む: the king is checkmated
- もう詰んだ: it's hopeless now
- 人生詰んだ: my life is over (hyperbolic slang)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 摘む: to pluck; to pick — unrelated homophone
- 積む: to pile up; to load — unrelated homophone