結ぶ
むすぶ
to tie, conclude
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Examples
靴のひもを結んだ。
くつのひもをむすんだ。
I tied my shoelaces.
二つの国は新しい約束を結んだ。
ふたつのくにはあたらしいやくそくをむすんだ。
The two countries concluded a new agreement.
この橋が島と町を結んでいる。
このはしがしまとまちをむすんでいる。
This bridge links the island and the town.
Common patterns
- ひもを結ぶ
- to tie a string
- 契約を結ぶ
- to conclude a contract
- 関係を結ぶ
- to form a relationship
Memory tip
One image runs through all the senses: joining two ends together. Shoelaces, two cities on a rail line, two companies signing a contract. Untying is 解く.
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