止める（とめる）
JLPT N5 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to stop (trans.)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 止めます | とめます |
| te-form | 止めて | とめて |
| ta-form (past) | 止めた | とめた |
| nai-form (negative) | 止めない | とめない |
| potential form | 止められる | とめられる |
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Example sentences
- 駅前の駐車場に車を止める。 — I park my car in the lot in front of the station.
- うるさいので音楽を止めた。 — It was too noisy, so I turned off the music.
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