阻む
はばむ
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 阻むはばむ | 阻みますはばみます |
| Negative | 阻まないはばまない | 阻みませんはばみません |
| Past | 阻んだはばんだ | 阻みましたはばみました |
| Past negative | 阻まなかったはばまなかった | 阻みませんでしたはばみませんでした |
| Te-form | 阻んではばんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 阻めるはばめる |
| Passive | 阻まれるはばまれる |
| Causative | 阻ませるはばませる |
| Volitional | 阻もうはばもう |
| Imperative | 阻めはばめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 阻めばはばめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 阻んだらはばんだら |
Example sentences
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Our advance was checked.
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The heavy rain prevented them from going there.
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Their progress was stopped by a wide river.
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His lack of technical knowledge kept him from being promoted.
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The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
More examples (1)
共和党の旗を掲げて初めてホワイトハウス入りしたのは、この州の人でした。そのことを思い出しましょう。共和党とは、自助自立に個人の自由、そして国の統一という価値観を掲げて作られた政党です。そうした価値は、私たち全員が共有するものです。そして民主党は確かに今夜、大きな勝利を獲得しましたが、私たちはいささか謙虚に、そして決意を持って、この国の前進を阻んでいた分断を癒すつもりです。
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.