Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI go quiet | ||
| NegativeI don’t go quiet |
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI went quiet | ||
| NegativeI didn’t go quiet |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formgoing quiet, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am going quiet | ||
| Please (て ください)please go quiet |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can go quiet | ||
| NegativeI can’t go quiet |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to go quiet | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to go quiet |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s go quiet |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I go quiet
- If, when (たら) if I go quiet
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) go quiet (do it)
- Plain command go quiet!
- Please don’t please don’t go quiet
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am gone quiet | ||
| CausativeI make someone go quiet |
How to use だまる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
おこる と、 ちち は だまります。
When he's angry, my father goes quiet.
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Past
その はなし を きいて、 みんな だまった。
When they heard that, everyone fell silent.
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Te-form
かれ は だまって へや を でて いった。
He left the room without a word.
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Potential
ふこうへい な とき、 わたし は だまれません。
When something is unfair, I can't keep quiet.
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Want to
こんな とき は、 ただ だまりたい。
At times like this, I just want to be quiet.
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Volitional
よけいな こと は いわず に、 だまろう。
Let's not say anything unnecessary, let's keep quiet.
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Conditional
ここ で だまれば、 あと で こうかい する よ。
If you keep quiet now, you'll regret it later.
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Commands and requests
うるさい な。 すこし だまりなさい。
You're so loud. Be quiet a minute.
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Passive and causative
かれ に きゅう に だまられて、 こまった。
He suddenly went quiet on me and I didn't know what to do.
Good to know
- だまる is to fall silent or to keep quiet; だまって in front of a verb means doing it without a word: だまって きいて いた.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).