Shut, close (books, eyes, etc) in Japanese 🇯🇵

とじる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– One way to remember "とじる" (tojiru) is to think about "closing" a "toy" box, as the sound "toj" is similar to "toy".

Explanations:
– "とじる" (tojiru) is a Japanese verb that means "to close" or "to shut" things like books, eyes, a meeting, or even an umbrella.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 閉める (しめる, shimeru) – Generally means "to close" in a more general sense.
– 閉じる (しじる, shijiru) – An alternative reading of the same Kanji, but less commonly used.

Conjugations:
– Plain form (present): とじる (tojiru)
– Negative form (present): とじない (tojinai)
– Past form: とじた (tojita)
– Negative past form: とじなかった (tojinakatta)
– Polite form (present): とじます (tojimasu)
– Polite negative form (present): とじません (tojimasen)
– Polite past form: とじました (tojimaa)
– Polite negative past form: とじませんでした (tojimasen dea)
– Te-form: とじて (tojite)
– Conditional form: とじれば (tojireba)
– Volitional form: とじよう (tojiyou)
– Imperative form: とじろ (tojiru); とじなさい (tojinasai- more polite)

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 本をとじてください。 (ほんをとじてください。)
– Hon o tojite kudasai.
– Please close the book.

2. 彼女は目をとじた。 (かのじょはめをとじた。)
– Kanojo wa me o tojita.
– She closed her eyes.

3. 会議をとじましょう。 (かいぎをとじましょう。)
– Kaigi o tojimashou.
– Let’s close the meeting.

4. 雨が止んだので傘をとじた。 (あめがやんだのでかさをとじた。)
– Ame ga yanda node kasa o tojita.
– I closed the umbrella because the rain stopped.

5. ノートをとじなさい。 (ノートをとじなさい。)
– Nōto o toji nasai.
– Close your notebook.

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