止む
やむ
to stop (rain, wind)
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Examples
雨が止みましたね。
あめがやみましたね。
The rain has stopped, hasn't it?
風が止んで、静かになりました。
かぜがやんで、しずかになりました。
The wind died down and it went quiet.
雪が止んだら、散歩に行きましょう。
ゆきがやんだら、さんぽにいきましょう。
Let's go for a walk once the snow stops.
Common patterns
- 雨が止む
- for the rain to stop
- 風が止む
- for the wind to die down
- 泣き止む
- to stop crying
Memory tip
止む is only for things that were going on by themselves — rain, wind, noise, a baby's crying. A car or machine coming to a halt is 止まる, never 止む.
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