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Japanese verb組む (kumu) Conjugation
組む (kumu) means “to cross, to link”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 組まない and 組みます, and the te-form is 組んで. 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 cross, to link
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 組む
- Reading
- くむ
- Romaji
- kumu
- Masu form
- 組みます
- Nai form
- 組まない
- Te-form
- 組んで
- Ta form
- 組んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 組む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まない |
| Polite | 組みます |
| Polite negative | 組みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 組んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まなかった |
| Polite | 組みました |
| Polite negative | 組みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 組んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 組んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組んでいない |
| Polite | 組んでいます |
| Polite negative | 組んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 組みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組みたくない |
| Polite | 組みたいです |
| Polite negative | 組みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 組もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 組みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 組め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 組むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 組んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 組まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 組める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組めない |
| Polite | 組めます |
| Polite negative | 組めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 組めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 組んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 組まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まれない |
| Polite | 組まれます |
| Polite negative | 組まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 組ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組ませない |
| Polite | 組ませます |
| Polite negative | 組ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 組まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 組まされない |
| Polite | 組まされます |
| Polite negative | 組まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 受ける (ukeru)to receive, to get
- 出迎える (demukaeru)to meet, to greet
- 上る (noboru)to ascend, to go up, to climb
- 深まる (fukamaru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 積む (tsumu)to pile up, to stack
- すばらしい (subarashii)wonderful, splendid, magnificent
- 知り合う (shiriau)to get to know each other, to make acquaintance
- 燃える (moeru)to burn, to get fired up
- 売り出す (uridasu)to put on the market
- 舞う (mau)to dance
- 覆す (kutsugaesu)to overturn, to capsize, to upset
- 保つ (tamotsu)to keep, to preserve, to hold
About these tables
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