静める
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 静 |
| しず Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 靜める (kyūjitai) 鎮める |
Etymology
From 静 (shizu, bound morpheme indicating “quietness” or “calmness”). Cognate with the shizu in 静か (shizuka, “quiet; calm; still”) and 沈む (shizumu, “to sink; to set (such as the sun or moon); to become depressed”).[1][2] This shizu might also be related to 下 (shita, “down; below”).
Pronunciation
Verb
静める • (shizumeru) ←しづめる (sidumeru)?transitive ichidan (stem 静め (shizume), past 静めた (shizumeta))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 静める |
| mediopassive | 静まる |
Conjugation
Conjugation of "静める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 静め | しずめ | shizume | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 静め | しずめ | shizume | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 静める | しずめる | shizumeru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 静める | しずめる | shizumeru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 静めれ | しずめれ | shizumere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 静めよ¹ 静めろ² |
しずめよ¹ しずめろ² |
shizumeyo¹ shizumero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 静められる | しずめられる | shizumerareru | |
| Causative | 静めさせる 静めさす |
しずめさせる しずめさす |
shizumesaseru shizumesasu | |
| Potential | 静められる 静めれる³ |
しずめられる しずめれる³ |
shizumerareru shizumereru³ | |
| Volitional | 静めよう | しずめよう | shizumeyō | |
| Negative | 静めない 静めぬ 静めん |
しずめない しずめぬ しずめん |
shizumenai shizumenu shizumen | |
| Negative continuative | 静めず | しずめず | shizumezu | |
| Formal | 静めます | しずめます | shizumemasu | |
| Perfective | 静めた | しずめた | shizumeta | |
| Conjunctive | 静めて | しずめて | shizumete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 静めれば | しずめれば | shizumereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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