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shinau
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[しな()·]
shinau

English Meaning(s) for しなう

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to bend; to warp; to yield
  2. to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

Definition and Synonyms for しなう

Give be flexible under stress of physical force
Synonyms: しなう, しなる, 凹む, 屈する, 折る, 折れる, 窪む
Snap the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Synonyms: しなう, 柔軟性

Categories しなう is a member of

Stretch become longer by being stretched and pulled
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Physical Property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
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Stroke Order Diagrams for しなう

Conjugations for しなう

masu stem
shinai
Negative stem
shinawa
te-form
shinatte
Negative te-form
shinawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
shinawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinau
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawanai
Past Indicative Form
shinatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawanakatta
Presumptive Form
shinaou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinaimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinaimasen
Past Indicative Form
shinaimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinaimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
shinaimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
shinaitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinaitakunai
Past Indicative Form
shinaitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinaitakunakatta
Adjective stem
shinaita
te-form
shinaitakute
Negative te-form
shinaitakunakute
Adverbial Form
shinaitaku
Provisional Form
shinaitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
shinaitakunakereba
Conditional Form
shinaitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
shinaitakunakattara
Objective Form
shinaitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
shinaeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
shinawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
shinattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
shinattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinaenai
Past Indicative Form
shinaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinaenakatta
masu-stem
shinae
te-form
shinaete
Negative te-form
shinaenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinaemasen
Past Indicative Form
shinaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinaemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawarenai
Past Indicative Form
shinawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawarenakatta
masu stem
shinaware
te-form
shinawarete
Negative te-form
shinawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
shinawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawasenai
Past Indicative Form
shinawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawasenakatta
masu stem
shinawase
te-form
shinawasete
Negative te-form
shinawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
shinawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
shinawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawasarenakatta
masu stem
shinawasare
te-form
shinawasarete
Negative te-form
shinawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
shinawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
shinawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
shinawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
shinawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
shinawazaru

Sample Sentences for しなう

The branches gave but did not break.
The bamboo gave but did not break.

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