結ぶ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 結 |
| むす Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「結ぶ」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
結ぶ | むすぶ | [mùsúbú] |
| Imperative (命令形) | 結べ | むすべ | [mùsúbé] |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 結ばれる | むすばれる | [mùsúbárérú] |
| Causative | 結ばせる | むすばせる | [mùsúbásérú] |
| Potential | 結べる | むすべる | [mùsúbérú] |
| Volitional | 結ぼう | むすぼー | [mùsúbóꜜò] |
| Negative | 結ばない | むすばない | [mùsúbánáí] |
| Negative perfective | 結ばなかった | むすばなかった | [mùsúbánáꜜkàttà] |
| Formal | 結びます | むすびます | [mùsúbímáꜜsù] |
| Perfective | 結んだ | むすんだ | [mùsúńdá] |
| Conjunctive | 結んで | むすんで | [mùsúńdé] |
| Hypothetical conditional | 結べば | むすべば | [mùsúbéꜜbà] |
Verb
結ぶ • (musubu) transitive godan (stem 結び (musubi), past 結んだ (musunda))
- tie (a string, rope, sash, etc.)
- connect
- be bound (by love, friendship, etc.)
- enter a contract, form an alliance
- wrap up, wind up
- conclude, end
Conjugation
Conjugation of "結ぶ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 結ば | むすば | musuba |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 結び | むすび | musubi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 結べ | むすべ | musube |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 結べ | むすべ | musube |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 結ばれる | むすばれる | musubareru |
| Causative | 結ばせる 結ばす |
むすばせる むすばす |
musubaseru musubasu |
| Potential | 結べる | むすべる | musuberu |
| Volitional | 結ぼう | むすぼう | musubō |
| Negative | 結ばない | むすばない | musubanai |
| Negative continuative | 結ばず | むすばず | musubazu |
| Formal | 結びます | むすびます | musubimasu |
| Perfective | 結んだ | むすんだ | musunda |
| Conjunctive | 結んで | むすんで | musunde |
| Hypothetical conditional | 結べば | むすべば | musubeba |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “tie”): 解く (hodoku)