静める
しずめる
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.)
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet- to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to appease (someone's anger); to pacify; to settle (e.g. discord)
- to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell; to put down; to get under control
- to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.); to soothe; to alleviate; to ease
- to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.); to pacify; to soothe
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 静めるしずめる | 静めますしずめます |
| Negative | 静めないしずめない | 静めませんしずめません |
| Past | 静めたしずめた | 静めましたしずめました |
| Past negative | 静めなかったしずめなかった | 静めませんでしたしずめませんでした |
| Te-form | 静めてしずめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 静められるしずめられる |
| Passive | 静められるしずめられる |
| Causative | 静めさせるしずめさせる |
| Volitional | 静めようしずめよう |
| Imperative | 静めろしずめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 静めればしずめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 静めたらしずめたら |
Example sentences
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The parents succeeded in calming him down.
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He sat down to recover from his agitation.
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I closed my eyes to calm down.
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His parents acted to calm him down.
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Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.
More examples (9)
音声を盛り上げたり、静めたりすることができない情熱があるだろうか。
What passion cannot music raise and quell?
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The rebellion was soon put down.
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She composed herself before speaking.
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He put down the rebellion in India.
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The troops soon put down the rebellion.
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Her kindness appeased his anger.
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He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
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A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
怒りっぽい人は１０まで数えるようにすべきだ。そうすれば油が風波をしずめるように、むしゃくしゃした気持ちはおさまる。
A man who angers easily should learn to count to ten - it calms trouble like pouring oil on troubled waters.