止める

とめる· also やめる

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent

JLPT N4 Common word Also written 留める、停める、已める、廃める

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to stop; to turn off
to park
to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind

All 9 meanings

to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
to detain; to keep in custody
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	止めるとめる	止めますとめます
Negative	止めないとめない	止めませんとめません
Past	止めたとめた	止めましたとめました
Past negative	止めなかったとめなかった	止めませんでしたとめませんでした

Te-form	止めてとめて
Potential	止められるとめられる
Passive	止められるとめられる
Causative	止めさせるとめさせる
Volitional	止めようとめよう
Imperative	止めろとめろ
Conditional (ば)	止めればとめれば
Conditional (たら)	止めたらとめたら

Example sentences

車くるまを止とめて。

Stop the car.
もう止とめて！

Now stop!
すぐ止とめろ！

Stop immediately!
サム、止やめて！

Sam, don't!
ガスを止とめろ。

Turn off the gas.

More examples (10)

ガスは止とめた？

Did you turn off the gas?
ガスを止とめろ！

Cut off the gas!
すぐに止とめろ。

Stop immediately.
止とめられない。

It's unstoppable.
彼かれは息いきを止とめた。

He held his breath.
彼かれは車くるまを止とめた。

He stopped the car.
たばこ止とめたら？

Why don't you give up smoking?
あなたを止とめる。

I will stop you.
荒あらし止とめろよ。

Stop spamming the chat.
父ちちは煙草たばこを止とめた。

My father gave up smoking.