緩む
ゆるむ
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Intransitive
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)- to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
- to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
- to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
- to decrease (e.g. speed)
All 6 meanings
- (of a market price) to go down slightly
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 緩むゆるむ | 緩みますゆるみます |
| Negative | 緩まないゆるまない | 緩みませんゆるみません |
| Past | 緩んだゆるんだ | 緩みましたゆるみました |
| Past negative | 緩まなかったゆるまなかった | 緩みませんでしたゆるみませんでした |
| Te-form | 緩んでゆるんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 緩めるゆるめる |
| Passive | 緩まれるゆるまれる |
| Causative | 緩ませるゆるませる |
| Volitional | 緩もうゆるもう |
| Imperative | 緩めゆるめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 緩めばゆるめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 緩んだらゆるんだら |