閉める
しめる
to close, to shut
Shimeru (閉める) is a godan verb meaning "to close, to shut". Its polite form is 閉めます (shimemasu), its te form is 閉めて (shimete), its past form is 閉めた (shimeta), and its negative form is 閉めない (shimenai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Shimeru (閉める) conjugation quick reference
閉める means "to close, to shut". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Shimeru example sentences
ドアを閉めます。
I will close the door.
まどを閉めました。
I closed the window.
かさを閉めません。
I don't close the umbrella.
How to use Shimeru: grammar notes
•Use 閉める with the particle を to show what is being closed — for example, ドアを閉める means "close the door."
•Don't confuse 閉める (to close something) with 閉まる (to be closed); 閉める is used when you're doing the action yourself.
•When asking someone to close something politely, say 閉めてください — for example, 窓を閉めてください means "Please close the window."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Shimeru
ドアを閉める
to close the door
窓を閉めてください
please close the window
店を閉める
to close the store/shop
Shimeru (閉める) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 閉める | shimeru |
| Masu Form | 閉めます | shimemasu |
| Te Form | 閉めて | shimete |
| Past Form | 閉めた | shimeta |
| Negative Form | 閉めない | shimenai |
| Past Negative | 閉めなかった | shimenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 閉めます | shimemasu |
| Polite Past | 閉めました | shimemashita |
| Polite Negative | 閉めません | shimemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 閉めませんでした | shimemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 閉められる | shimerareru |
| Passive Form | 閉められる | shimerareru |
| Causative Form | 閉めさせる | shimesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 閉めさせられる | shimesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 閉めよう | shimeyou |
| Imperative Form | 閉めろ | shimero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 閉めれば | shimereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 閉めたら | shimetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 閉めている | shimeteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 閉めたい | shimetai |
| Prohibition | 閉めるな | shimeruna |