Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stop | ||
| NegativeI don’t stop |
JAPANESE VERB
やむ
to stop, rain or snow
- #393 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stopped | ||
| NegativeI didn’t stop |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formstopping, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am stopping | ||
| Please (て ください)please stop |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can stop | ||
| NegativeI can’t stop |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to stop | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to stop |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s stop |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I stop
- If, when (たら) if I stop
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) stop (do it)
- Plain command stop!
- Please don’t please don’t stop
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am stopped | ||
| CausativeI make someone stop |
How to use やむ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この あめ は すぐ やみます よ。
This rain will stop soon.
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Past
よる に なって、 ゆき が やんだ。
At night the snow stopped.
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Te-form
あめ、 もう やんで います か？
Has the rain stopped already?
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Potential
こんな に つよい あめ が すぐ やめる わけ が ない。
There's no way rain this heavy can stop soon.
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Want to
あめ も そろそろ やみたい でしょう。
The rain must want to stop soon too.
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Volitional
あめ が やもう と やむまい と、 でかけます。
Whether the rain stops or not, I'm going out.
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Conditional
あめ が やんだら、 さんぽ に いこう。
When the rain stops, let's go for a walk.
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Commands and requests
あめ、 おねがい だ から はやく やめ！
Rain, please, stop already!
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Passive and causative
かみさま に あめ を やませて もらいたい です。
I'd like the gods to make the rain stop.
Good to know
- やむ is when rain, snow or wind stops by itself; やめる is when you stop doing something.
Where you hear やむ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- あめ は ときどき やみます。 The rain stops sometimes.
- あめ が やみました。 The rain has stopped.
- あとで あめ が やみます。 The rain will stop later.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- ゆき が やみます よ。 The snow is stopping.
- あめ が やみました。 The rain has stopped.
- あめ が やんだら、 かいもの に いきましょう。 When the rain stops, let's go shopping.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).