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Japanese verb伸び悩む (nobinayamu) Conjugation
伸び悩む (nobinayamu) means “to be sluggish”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 伸び悩まない and 伸び悩みます, and the te-form is 伸び悩んで. 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 sluggish
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 伸び悩む
- Reading
- のびなやむ
- Romaji
- nobinayamu
- Masu form
- 伸び悩みます
- Nai form
- 伸び悩まない
- Te-form
- 伸び悩んで
- Ta form
- 伸び悩んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 伸び悩む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まない |
| Polite | 伸び悩みます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 伸び悩んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まなかった |
| Polite | 伸び悩みました |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 伸び悩んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 伸び悩んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩んでいない |
| Polite | 伸び悩んでいます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 伸び悩みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩みたくない |
| Polite | 伸び悩みたいです |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 伸び悩もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 伸び悩みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 伸び悩め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 伸び悩むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 伸び悩んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 伸び悩まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 伸び悩める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩めない |
| Polite | 伸び悩めます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 伸び悩めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 伸び悩んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 伸び悩まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まれない |
| Polite | 伸び悩まれます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 伸び悩ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩ませない |
| Polite | 伸び悩ませます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 伸び悩まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 伸び悩まされない |
| Polite | 伸び悩まされます |
| Polite negative | 伸び悩まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 苦しい (kurushii)painful, difficult, tough
- 計り知れない (hakarishirenai)unfathomable, inestimable, immeasurable
- 厳しい (kibishii)severe, strict, rigid
- 根ざす (nezasu)to come from, to have roots in
- 残る (nokoru)to remain, to be left
- 試す (tamesu)to try, to have a try, to test
- 振り込む (furikomu)to make a payment via bank deposit transfer
- 動かす (ugokasu)to move, to shift, to stir
- 悩む (nayamu)to be worried, to be troubled
- 薄れる (usureru)to fade, to become dim
- 漂う (tadayou)to drift, to float
- 貧しい (mazushii)poor, needy
About these tables
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