結ぶ
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term |
| 結 |
Verb [edit]
結ぶ (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana むすぶ, romaji musubu)
- tie (a string, rope, sash, etc.)
- connect
- be bound (by love, friendship, etc.)
- enter a contract, form an alliance
- wrap up, wind up
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of "結ぶ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 結ば | むすば | musuba |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 結び | むすび | musubi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 結べ | むすべ | musube | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 結べ | むすべ | musube | |
| Key constructions | Passive | 結ばれる | むすばれる | musubareru |
| Causative | 結ばせる 結ばす |
むすばせる むすばす |
musubaseru musubasu |
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| Potential | 結べる | むすべる | musuberu | |
| Volitional | 結ぼう | むすぼう | musubō | |
| Negative | 結ばない | むすばない | musubanai | |
| Negative continuative | 結ばず | むすばず | musubazu | |
| Formal | 結びます | むすびます | musubimasu | |
| Perfective | 結んだ | むすんだ | musunda | |
| Conjunctive | 結んで | むすんで | musunde | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 結べば | むすべば | musubeba | |
