詰まる
つまる
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule); to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)- to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
- to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow
- to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)
- to come to the end; to be settled
All 7 meanings
- to become a geminate consonant
- to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 詰まるつまる | 詰まりますつまります |
| Negative | 詰まらないつまらない | 詰まりませんつまりません |
| Past | 詰まったつまった | 詰まりましたつまりました |
| Past negative | 詰まらなかったつまらなかった | 詰まりませんでしたつまりませんでした |
| Te-form | 詰まってつまって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 詰まれるつまれる |
| Passive | 詰まられるつまられる |
| Causative | 詰まらせるつまらせる |
| Volitional | 詰まろうつまろう |
| Imperative | 詰まれつまれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 詰まればつまれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 詰まったらつまったら |
Example sentences
鼻が詰まった。
My nose is stuffed up.
鼻が詰まってて。
My nose is stuffed up.
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I'm at a loss for words.
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Words failed her.
パイプに何か詰まった。
Something is stuck in the pipe.
More examples (10)
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My throat feels clogged up.
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I have a full program today.
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The drains are blocked up.
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She got a piece of bread stuck in her throat.
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I was told my tear duct was blocked.
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I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
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If you eat so hurriedly your throat will get blocked.
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I nearly choked on a fishbone.
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The drawer is stuffed full of odds and ends.
今週はスケジュールがぎちぎちに詰まってるんだ。
I'm on a really tight schedule this week.