畳む
たたむ
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to fold (clothes, umbrella)- to close (a shop, business)
- to vacate
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 畳むたたむ | 畳みますたたみます |
| Negative | 畳まないたたまない | 畳みませんたたみません |
| Past | 畳んだたたんだ | 畳みましたたたみました |
| Past negative | 畳まなかったたたまなかった | 畳みませんでしたたたみませんでした |
| Te-form | 畳んでたたんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 畳めるたためる |
| Passive | 畳まれるたたまれる |
| Causative | 畳ませるたたませる |
| Volitional | 畳もうたたもう |
| Imperative | 畳めたため |
| Conditional (ば) | 畳めばたためば |
| Conditional (たら) | 畳んだらたたんだら |
Example sentences
傘は畳んで。
Shut the umbrella.
トムは傘を畳んだ。
Tom folded up his umbrella.
洗濯物畳んでくれる？
Can you fold the washing?
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Ken folded the blanket in half.
彼女はハンカチをきちんと畳んだ。
She folded her handkerchief neatly.
More examples (9)
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I don't have a problem doing the laundry, but I hate folding the clothes.
服は畳むかハンガーにかけておかないと、くしゃくしゃになっちゃうよ。
If you don't fold your clothes or hang them, they will be wrinkled.
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Fold up your bedding.
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They closed up shop and left town.
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He sold his business and retired.
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The store closed down for good.
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They were deep in the red and closed up shop.
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Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
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She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.