Conjugation

止まる

とまるtomaru

stop

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 亡くなる, まくる, 張る

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止まりますとまりますtomarimasu
    2. negative止まりませんとまりませんtomarimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative止まりましたとまりましたtomarimashita
    2. negative止まりませんでしたとまりませんでしたtomarimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 止まってとまってtomatte
    2. request止まってくださいとまってくださいtomatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 止まりましょうとまりましょうtomarimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative止まりたいとまりたいtomaritai
    2. negative止まりたくないとまりたくないtomaritakunai
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止まるとまるtomaru
    2. negative止まらないとまらないtomaranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative止まったとまったtomatta
    2. negative止まらなかったとまらなかったtomaranakatta

  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止まっているとまっているtomatte iru
    2. polite止まっていますとまっていますtomatte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain止まれるとまれるtomareru
    2. polite止まれますとまれますtomaremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 止まったらとまったらtomattara

  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止まられるとまられるtomarareru
    2. polite止まられますとまられますtomararemasu
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. 止まろうとまろうtomarō

  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止まれとまれtomare
    2. ban止まるなとまるなtomaru 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止まればとまればtomareba
    2. negative止まらなければとまらなければtomaranakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain止まらせるとまらせるtomaraseru
    2. polite止まらせますとまらせますtomarasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain止まらせられるとまらせられるtomaraserareru
    2. polite止まらせられますとまらせられますtomaraseraremasu