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Japanese verb好む (konomu) Conjugation
好む (konomu) means “to like, to prefer”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 好まない and 好みます, and the te-form is 好んで. 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 like, to prefer
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 好む
- Reading
- このむ
- Romaji
- konomu
- Masu form
- 好みます
- Nai form
- 好まない
- Te-form
- 好んで
- Ta form
- 好んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 好む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まない |
| Polite | 好みます |
| Polite negative | 好みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 好んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まなかった |
| Polite | 好みました |
| Polite negative | 好みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 好んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 好んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好んでいない |
| Polite | 好んでいます |
| Polite negative | 好んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 好みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好みたくない |
| Polite | 好みたいです |
| Polite negative | 好みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 好もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 好みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 好め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 好むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 好んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 好まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 好める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好めない |
| Polite | 好めます |
| Polite negative | 好めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 好めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 好んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 好まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まれない |
| Polite | 好まれます |
| Polite negative | 好まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 好ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ませない |
| Polite | 好ませます |
| Polite negative | 好ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 好まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好まされない |
| Polite | 好まされます |
| Polite negative | 好まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 追いつく (oitsuku)to catch up, to draw level, to pull even
- 締め切る (shimekiru)to close up, to shut up
- 損なう (sokonau)to harm, to hurt, to injure
- 意気込む (ikigomu)to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to be keen
- 下る (kudaru)to descend, to go down, to come down
- 苦しめる (kurushimeru)to torment, to pain, to inflict pain
- 慌てる (awateru)to become confused, to be flustered, to panic
- 催す (moyoosu)to hold, to give
- 始める (hajimeru)to start, to begin, to commence
- 写る (utsuru)to be photographed, to be projected
- 手渡す (tewatasu)to hand, to deliver in person
- 重る (omoru)to get heavy
About these tables
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