止まる（とまる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to stop
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 止まります | とまります |
| te-form | 止まって | とまって |
| ta-form (past) | 止まった | とまった |
| nai-form (negative) | 止まらない | とまらない |
| potential form | 止まれる | とまれる |
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Example sentences
- 赤信号で車が止まる。 — The car stops at a red light.
- 電車が急に止まってびっくりした。 — I was startled when the train suddenly stopped.
Idioms & proverbs containing “止まる”
- 心臓が止まる (しんぞうがとまる) — to have one's heart stop beating
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