止まる
とまる
to come to a halt
Tomaru (止まる) is a godan verb meaning "to come to a halt". Its polite form is 止まります (tomarimasu), its te form is 止まって (tomatte), its past form is 止まった (tomatta), and its negative form is 止まらない (tomaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tomaru (止まる) conjugation quick reference
止まる means "to come to a halt". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tomaru example sentences
バスが止まります。
The bus stops.
車は止まりません。
The car does not stop.
電車は駅で止まりました。
The train stopped at the station.
How to use Tomaru: grammar notes
•Use 止まる with the particle が to show what is stopping — for example, 車が止まる means "The car stops."
•Don’t confuse 止まる (something stops by itself) with 止める (you stop something); for example, 人が止まる (a person stops) vs. 車を止める (I stop the car).
•You can use に with 止まる to show where something stops — like バスが駅に止まる (The bus stops at the station).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tomaru
車が止まる（くるまがとまる）
The car stops
音楽が止まる（おんがくがとまる）
The music stops
足が止まる（あしがとまる）
To come to a halt (literally "feet stop"; often used when someone stops walking suddenly)
Tomaru (止まる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 止まる | tomaru |
| Masu Form | 止まります | tomarimasu |
| Te Form | 止まって | tomatte |
| Past Form | 止まった | tomatta |
| Negative Form | 止まらない | tomaranai |
| Past Negative | 止まらなかった | tomaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 止まります | tomarimasu |
| Polite Past | 止まりました | tomarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 止まりません | tomarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 止まりませんでした | tomarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 止まれる | tomareru |
| Passive Form | 止まられる | tomarareru |
| Causative Form | 止まらせる | tomaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 止まらされる | tomarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 止まろう | tomarou |
| Imperative Form | 止まれ | tomare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 止まれば | tomareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 止まったら | tomattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 止まっている | tomatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 止まりたい | tomaritai |
| Prohibition | 止まるな | tomaruna |