湿る

しめるshimeru

be damp

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, めくる, 仕切る, 積もる

  • Godan, not ichidan

    It ends in -iru or -eru, but it is a godan verb: 湿ります, 湿らない.

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative湿りますしめりますshimerimasu
    2. negative湿りませんしめりませんshimerimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative湿りましたしめりましたshimerimashita
    2. negative湿りませんでしたしめりませんでしたshimerimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 湿ってしめってshimette
    2. request湿ってくださいしめってくださいshimette kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 湿りましょうしめりましょうshimerimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative湿りたいしめりたいshimeritai
    2. negative湿りたくないしめりたくないshimeritakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative湿るしめるshimeru
    2. negative湿らないしめらないshimeranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative湿ったしめったshimetta
    2. negative湿らなかったしめらなかったshimeranakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain湿っているしめっているshimette iru
    2. polite湿っていますしめっていますshimette imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain湿れるしめれるshimereru
    2. polite湿れますしめれますshimeremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 湿ったらしめったらshimettara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain湿られるしめられるshimerareru
    2. polite湿られますしめられますshimeraremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 湿ろうしめろうshimerō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order湿れしめれshimere
    2. ban湿るなしめるなshimeru na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative湿ればしめればshimereba
    2. negative湿らなければしめらなければshimeranakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain湿らせるしめらせるshimeraseru
    2. polite湿らせますしめらせますshimerasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain湿らせられるしめらせられるshimeraserareru
    2. polite湿らせられますしめらせられますshimeraseraremasu