うすまる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
薄まる

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うすまる [ùsúmáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) うすまる [ùsúmárú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟sɨma̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

うすまる • (usumaru) intransitive godan (stem うすまり (usumari), past うすまった (usumatta))

Japanese verb pair
active	うすめる
mediopassive	うすまる

1. to become thin or weak; to be diluted

   香(かお)りが薄(うす)まる

   kaori ga usumaru

   The scent fades away.

   容(よう)疑(ぎ)が薄(うす)まる

   yōgi ga usumaru

   The suspicion becomes weak.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "うすまる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	うすまら	usumara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	うすまり	usumari
Shūshikei ("terminal")	うすまる	usumaru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	うすまる	usumaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	うすまれ	usumare
Meireikei ("imperative")	うすまれ	usumare
Key constructions
Passive	うすまられる	usumarareru
Causative	うすまらせる うすまらす	usumaraseru usumarasu
Potential	うすまれる	usumareru
Volitional	うすまろう	usumarō
Negative	うすまらない	usumaranai
Negative continuative	うすまらず	usumarazu
Formal	うすまります	usumarimasu
Perfective	うすまった	usumatta
Conjunctive	うすまって	usumatte
Hypothetical conditional	うすまれば	usumareba

Classical conjugation of "うすまる" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	うすまら		usumara
Continuative (連用形)	うすまり		usumari
Terminal (終止形)	うすまる		usumaru
Attributive (連体形)	うすまる		usumaru
Realis (已然形)	うすまれ		usumare
Imperative (命令形)	うすまれ		usumare
Key constructions
Negative	うすまらず		usumarazu
Contrasting conjunction	うすまれど		usumaredo
Causal conjunction	うすまれば		usumareba
Conditional conjunction	うすまらば		usumaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	うすまりき		usumariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	うすまりけり		usumarikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	うすまりつ		usumaritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	うすまりぬ		usumarinu
Perfect-continuative tense	うすまれり うすまりたり		usumareri usumaritari
Volitional	うすまらむ		usumaramu