- 1. [exp, v1] to cut off a finger (as an act of apology)
- 2. [exp, v1] to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.) [ksb]
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | ゆびをつめる | (yubiwotsumeru) |
| Polite | ゆびをつめます | (yubiwotsumemasu) |
| Past, plain | ゆびをつめた | (yubiwotsumeta) |
| Past, polite | ゆびをつめました | (yubiwotsumemashita) |
| Negative, plain | ゆびをつめない | (yubiwotsumenai) |
| Negative, polite | ゆびをつめません | (yubiwotsumemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ゆびをつめなかった | (yubiwotsumenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ゆびをつめませんでした | (yubiwotsumemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ゆびをつめて | (yubiwotsumete) |
| Potential | ゆびをつめられる | (yubiwotsumerareru) |
| Volitional | ゆびをつめよう | (yubiwotsumeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ゆびをつめれば | (yubiwotsumereba) |
| Passive | ゆびをつめられる | (yubiwotsumerareru) |
| Causative | ゆびをつめさせる | (yubiwotsumesaseru) |
| Imperative | ゆびをつめろ | (yubiwotsumero) |