くすむ
Japanese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
くすむ • (kusumu) ←くすむ (kusumu)?godan (stem くすみ (kusumi), past くすんだ (kusunda))
- to darken (in color)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "くすむ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | くすま | kusuma | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | くすみ | kusumi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | くすむ | kusumu | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | くすむ | kusumu | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | くすめ | kusume | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | くすめ | kusume | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | くすまれる | kusumareru | |
| Causative | くすませる くすます |
kusumaseru kusumasu | |
| Potential | くすめる | kusumeru | |
| Volitional | くすもう | kusumō | |
| Negative | くすまない | kusumanai | |
| Negative continuative | くすまず | kusumazu | |
| Formal | くすみます | kusumimasu | |
| Perfective | くすんだ | kusunda | |
| Conjunctive | くすんで | kusunde | |
| Hypothetical conditional | くすめば | kusumeba | |
See also
- 黒ばむ (kurobamu)