閉まります（しまります、shimariまsu）
- to close (intransitive)
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閉まります (しまります, romaji: shimariまsu) means "to close (intransitive)" in Japanese. It is a N3 Mid-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to close (intransitive) |
| Level: | N3 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Basic Conjugation
Romaji：shimariまsu
Hiragana：しまります
Polite-form (ます形) | しまります閉まいます。close (intransitive). |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 閉まうclose (intransitive) |
Connect-form (て形) | 閉まいて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 閉まあないnot close (intransitive) |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 閉まいたclose (intransitive))ed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 閉まう。close (intransitive). |
If-form (仮定形) | 閉まえばif close (intransitive) |
Let's-form (意志形) | 閉まおう !let's close (intransitive) |
Command-form (命令形) | 閉まえ !close (intransitive) ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 閉まります (読み方: しまります) means "to close" (intransitive), "to be closed," or "will be closed." It describes the state of something being in a closed condition, or the action of something closing itself. It's often used for things that close automatically or as a result of an external action. It is the polite form of the verb. It indicates that something is in a state of being closed or is in the process of closing. The verb is intransitive, meaning the subject is what's closing.
⚫︎ドアが 閉まります。 Translation: The door closes. ⚫︎お店は7時に 閉まります。 Translation: The shop closes at 7 o'clock. ⚫︎窓が 閉まりました。 Translation: The window closed.
⚫︎You would use 閉まります when talking about doors, windows, shops, or any other things that can close. ⚫︎It's generally used when something closes on its own or is closed by someone else, not directly by the speaker. ⚫︎It is the polite form of the verb, used in formal situations. ⚫︎The subject of the sentence (the thing that closes) is marked by the particle が (ga).
⚫︎It is typically written in hiragana as しまります. ⚫︎The kanji form is 閉まります. ⚫︎The stem is 閉まり (shimari), and the suffix is ます (masu), indicating politeness. ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (the hiragana after the kanji) are not common with this verb.
⚫︎閉まる (shimarū) - the plain form, similar meaning to 閉まります ⚫︎閉じられる (tojirareru) - "to be closed" (passive form)
⚫︎開きます (hirakimasu) - "to open" (intransitive) ⚫︎開ける (akeru) - "to open" (transitive)
電車のドアが 閉まりますので、ご注意ください。 ・Translation: Please be careful because the train door is closing. ・Explanation: This sentence warns passengers that the train door will close soon.
今日は早くお店が 閉まります。 ・Translation: The shop will close early today. ・Explanation: This indicates that the store's closing time is earlier than usual.
The verb 閉まる (shimarū) is formed from the kanji 閉 (close, shut) and the verb ending る (ru). The kanji 閉 depicts the action of closing something. The conjugation 閉まります (shimarimasu) comes from the stem of 閉まり with the polite suffix ます (masu).