What does 緩む mean?
緩む is a Japanese verb meaning “to become loose, to slacken” in English. It is written as 緩む in kanji, ゆるむ in hiragana, and yurumu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Conjugation of 緩む
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 緩むゆるむ | 緩まないゆるまない |
| Plain past | 緩んだゆるんだ | 緩まなかったゆるまなかった |
| Polite | 緩みますゆるみます | 緩みませんゆるみません |
| Polite past | 緩みましたゆるみました | 緩みませんでしたゆるみませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form緩んでゆるんで
Potential緩めるゆるめる
Passive緩まれるゆるまれる
Volitional緩もうゆるもう
Causative緩ませるゆるませる
Conditional緩めばゆるめば
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Transitive partner
緩む (it happens by itself)·緩める (someone does it)
緩む describes something happening by itself. 緩める describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.