苦しめる
くるしめる
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt- to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 苦しめるくるしめる | 苦しめますくるしめます |
| Negative | 苦しめないくるしめない | 苦しめませんくるしめません |
| Past | 苦しめたくるしめた | 苦しめましたくるしめました |
| Past negative | 苦しめなかったくるしめなかった | 苦しめませんでしたくるしめませんでした |
| Te-form | 苦しめてくるしめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 苦しめられるくるしめられる |
| Passive | 苦しめられるくるしめられる |
| Causative | 苦しめさせるくるしめさせる |
| Volitional | 苦しめようくるしめよう |
| Imperative | 苦しめろくるしめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 苦しめればくるしめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 苦しめたらくるしめたら |
Example sentences
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His conscience stung him.
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What's worrying you?
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The problem tortured the chief.
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The matter weighs on her mind.
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His lie weighed on his conscience.
More examples (4)
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Your lies pain me.
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In ancient times all the kings burdened the people with heavy taxes.
巨大な連邦財政赤字がアメリカ経済を長年に渡って苦しめている。
A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years.
公定歩合の引き下げは産業界を苦しめてきた厳しい金融逼迫を緩和するだろうと期待されている。
The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.