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Japanese verb悩む (nayamu) Conjugation
悩む (nayamu) means “to be worried, to be troubled”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 悩まない and 悩みます, and the te-form is 悩んで. 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 be worried, to be troubled
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 悩む
- Reading
- なやむ
- Romaji
- nayamu
- Masu form
- 悩みます
- Nai form
- 悩まない
- Te-form
- 悩んで
- Ta form
- 悩んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 悩む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まない |
| Polite | 悩みます |
| Polite negative | 悩みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 悩んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まなかった |
| Polite | 悩みました |
| Polite negative | 悩みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 悩んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 悩んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩んでいない |
| Polite | 悩んでいます |
| Polite negative | 悩んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 悩みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩みたくない |
| Polite | 悩みたいです |
| Polite negative | 悩みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 悩もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 悩みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 悩め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 悩むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 悩んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 悩まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 悩める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩めない |
| Polite | 悩めます |
| Polite negative | 悩めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 悩めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 悩んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 悩まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まれない |
| Polite | 悩まれます |
| Polite negative | 悩まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 悩ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩ませない |
| Polite | 悩ませます |
| Polite negative | 悩ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 悩まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悩まされない |
| Polite | 悩まされます |
| Polite negative | 悩まされません |
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About these tables
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