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Japanese verb潜む (hisomu) Conjugation
潜む (hisomu) means “to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 潜まない and 潜みます, and the te-form is 潜んで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 潜む
- Reading
- ひそむ
- Romaji
- hisomu
- Masu form
- 潜みます
- Nai form
- 潜まない
- Te-form
- 潜んで
- Ta form
- 潜んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 潜む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まない |
| Polite | 潜みます |
| Polite negative | 潜みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 潜んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まなかった |
| Polite | 潜みました |
| Polite negative | 潜みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 潜んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 潜んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜んでいない |
| Polite | 潜んでいます |
| Polite negative | 潜んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 潜みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜みたくない |
| Polite | 潜みたいです |
| Polite negative | 潜みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 潜もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 潜みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 潜め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 潜むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 潜んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 潜まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 潜める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜めない |
| Polite | 潜めます |
| Polite negative | 潜めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 潜めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 潜んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 潜まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まれない |
| Polite | 潜まれます |
| Polite negative | 潜まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 潜ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜ませない |
| Polite | 潜ませます |
| Polite negative | 潜ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 潜まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 潜まされない |
| Polite | 潜まされます |
| Polite negative | 潜まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 誇る (hokoru)to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
- 譲り渡す (yuzuriwatasu)to hand over, to turn over, to cede
- 据える (sueru)to place, to fix, to set
- 盛る (moru)to serve, to dish out, to dish up
- 待ち受ける (machiukeru)to await, to wait for, to expect
- 塗り替える (nurikaeru)to repaint, to paint again, to paint
- 投じる (toujiru)to throw, to cast
- 踏む (fumu)to step on, to tread on, to trample on
- 働きかける (hatarakikakeru)to work on, to appeal to, to make approaches to
- 表立つ (omotedatsu)to become public
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