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縮める - to shorten

Pronounce: ちぢめる ( chijimeru )
Alternative meanings: to reduce to boil down to shrink
Usage: Unknown
JLPT Level: N2
Vocab Class: This is a Verb . What is a Verb ?

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Verb Type (How to tell?): 縮める is a RU-Verb

Conjugating

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Present/future (Now doing or going to do): 縮めます; 縮める
Past (Did): 縮めました; 縮めた
Progressive (Currently doing): 縮めています; 縮めている
Negative present/future (Currently not doing): 縮めません; 縮めない
Negative past (Was doing): 縮めませんでした; 縮めなかった
Command form (Have to do): 縮めてください; 縮めて
Negative command (Do not do): 縮めないでください; 縮めないで
Potential form (Can do): 縮められます; 縮められる
Want to..: 縮めたいです; 縮めたい
Don't want to..: 縮めたくないです; 縮めたくない
Let's..: 縮めましょう; 縮めよう
Passive form: 縮められます; 縮められる
Causative form: 縮めさせます; 縮めさせる

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Kanji used in 縮める

縮: Shrink

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