締める

しめる · shimeru

JLPT N4

Meaning

to close, to fasten, to tie, to tighten, to conclude, to finish

Polite form (-masu)

締めます (shimemasu) is the polite non-past form of 締める.

This is the formal, transitive form of the verb "shimeru". It indicates that someone closes, fastens, ties, tightens, or concludes something. It is often contrasted with 閉まる (shimaru), which is the intransitive form (something closes by itself). It can refer to closing doors/windows, fastening seatbelts, tying shoelaces, tightening screws, or concluding a meeting/business.

Examples

• ドアを締めます。 — I close the door.
• シートベルトをしっかり締めてください。 — Please fasten your seatbelt securely.
• 会議を午後5時に締めます。 — We will conclude the meeting at 5 PM.

Conjugations

• 締めます
• 締める
• 締めません
• 締めない
• 締めました
• 締めた
• 締めませんでした
• 締めなかった
• 締めて

Related Japanese vocabulary

• 結ぶ (むすぶ)
• 閉まる (しまる)
• 締め切り (しめきり)
• ドア (ドア)
• しっかり (しっかり)
• 会議 (かいぎ)
• 午後 (ごご)