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