結ぶ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 結 |
| むす Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
Verb
結ぶ (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana むすぶ, rōmaji musubu)
- 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.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 結ば | むすば | musuba |
| Continuative (連用形) | 結び | むすび | musubi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 結べ | むすべ | musube |
| Imperative (命令形) | 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
- (tie): 解く (hodoku)