- 1. [v5m, vt] to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | はばむ | (habamu) |
| Polite | はばみます | (habamimasu) |
| Past, plain | はばんだ | (habanda) |
| Past, polite | はばみました | (habamimashita) |
| Negative, plain | はばまない | (habamanai) |
| Negative, polite | はばみません | (habamimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | はばまなかった | (habamanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | はばみませんでした | (habamimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | はばんで | (habande) |
| Potential | はばめる | (habameru) |
| Volitional | はばもう | (habamou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | はばめば | (habameba) |
| Passive | はばまれる | (habamareru) |
| Causative | はばませる | (habamaseru) |
| Imperative | はばめ | (habame) |
Kanji in this word
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阻
thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impedeOn: ソ (so)Kun: はば.む (haba.mu)
Example Sentences
彼らは大きな川に前進を阻まれた。
Their progress was stopped by a wide river.