しびれる

shibireru

to become numb

Alsoto get an electric shock, to be excited

What does しびれる mean?

しびれる is a Japanese verb meaning “to become numb” in English. It can also be translated as “to get an electric shock” or “to be excited” depending on context. It is written as しびれる in hiragana, and shibireru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

右手がしびれます。

My right hand is numb.

Conjugation of しびれる

AffirmativeNegative
Plainしびれるしびれない
Plain pastしびれたしびれなかった
Politeしびれますしびれません
Polite pastしびれましたしびれませんでした

Other forms

Te-formしびれて
Potentialしびれられる
Passiveしびれられる
Volitionalしびれよう
Causativeしびれさせる
Conditionalしびれれば

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