仕舞う（しまう）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to put away
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 仕舞います | しまいます |
| te-form | 仕舞って | しまって |
| ta-form (past) | 仕舞った | しまった |
| nai-form (negative) | 仕舞わない | しまわない |
| potential form | 仕舞える | しまえる |
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Example sentences
- 使ったペンを引き出しに仕舞う。 — I put the pen I used away in the drawer.
- 大事な書類を金庫に仕舞った。 — I put the important documents away in the safe.
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