止む
やむ
to cease, to stop
Yamu (止む) is a godan verb meaning "to cease, to stop". Its polite form is 止みます (yamimasu), its te form is 止んで (yande), its past form is 止んだ (yanda), and its negative form is 止まない (yamanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Yamu (止む) conjugation quick reference
止む means "to cease, to stop". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Yamu example sentences
雨が止みました。
The rain stopped.
まだ風が止みません。
The wind hasn't stopped yet.
すぐに雪が止むと思います。
I think the snow will stop soon.
How to use Yamu: grammar notes
•止む is often used with the particle が to show that something (like rain or noise) stops on its own — for example, 雨が止みました (The rain stopped).
•Don’t use を with 止む — it’s not used to stop something actively; for that, use 止める instead (e.g., 音楽を止めました = I stopped the music).
•You’ll often see 止む in the past tense (止んだ or 止みました), since it’s usually talking about something that has just stopped.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Yamu
雨が止む（あめがやむ）
The rain stops
咳が止まない（せきがやまない）
The cough doesn’t stop
痛みが止んだ（いたみがやんだ）
The pain has stopped
Yamu (止む) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 止む | yamu |
| Masu Form | 止みます | yamimasu |
| Te Form | 止んで | yande |
| Past Form | 止んだ | yanda |
| Negative Form | 止まない | yamanai |
| Past Negative | 止まなかった | yamanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 止みます | yamimasu |
| Polite Past | 止みました | yamimashita |
| Polite Negative | 止みません | yamimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 止みませんでした | yamimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 止める | yameru |
| Passive Form | 止まれる | yamareru |
| Causative Form | 止ませる | yamaseru |
| Causative Passive | 止まされる | yamasareru |
| Volitional Form | 止もう | yamou |
| Imperative Form | 止め | yame |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 止めば | yameba |
| Conditional (たら) | 止んだら | yandara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 止んでいる | yandeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 止みたい | yamitai |
| Prohibition | 止むな | yamuna |