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Japanese verb営む (itonamu) Conjugation
営む (itonamu) means “to run, to operate, to conduct”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 営まない and 営みます, and the te-form is 営んで. 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 run, to operate, to conduct
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 営む
- Reading
- いとなむ
- Romaji
- itonamu
- Masu form
- 営みます
- Nai form
- 営まない
- Te-form
- 営んで
- Ta form
- 営んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 営む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まない |
| Polite | 営みます |
| Polite negative | 営みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 営んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まなかった |
| Polite | 営みました |
| Polite negative | 営みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 営んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 営んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営んでいない |
| Polite | 営んでいます |
| Polite negative | 営んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 営みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営みたくない |
| Polite | 営みたいです |
| Polite negative | 営みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 営もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 営みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 営め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 営むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 営んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 営まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 営める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営めない |
| Polite | 営めます |
| Polite negative | 営めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 営めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 営んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 営まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まれない |
| Polite | 営まれます |
| Polite negative | 営まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 営ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営ませない |
| Polite | 営ませます |
| Polite negative | 営ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 営まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 営まされない |
| Polite | 営まされます |
| Polite negative | 営まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 喜ばしい (yorokobashii)joyful, joyous, delightful
- 持ち帰る (mochikaeru)to take home, to carry home, to bring back home
- 追い上げる (oiageru)to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
- 働かせる (hatarakaseru)to put someone to work, to make someone work
- 握らす (nigirasu)to let take hold of your hand
- 握る (nigiru)to clasp, to grasp, to grip
- 確かめる (tashikameru)to make sure, to check, to ascertain
- かける (kakeru)to hang up, to let hang, to suspend
- 割り出す (waridasu)to calculate, to compute
- 感じ取る (kanjitoru)to perceive, to sense, to take in
- 間に合う (maniau)to be in time
- 休まる (yasumaru)to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose
About these tables
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