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Japanese verb望む (nozomu) Conjugation
望む (nozomu) means “to desire, to want, to wish for”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 望まない and 望みます, and the te-form is 望んで. 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 desire, to want, to wish for
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 望む
- Reading
- のぞむ
- Romaji
- nozomu
- Masu form
- 望みます
- Nai form
- 望まない
- Te-form
- 望んで
- Ta form
- 望んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 望む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まない |
| Polite | 望みます |
| Polite negative | 望みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 望んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まなかった |
| Polite | 望みました |
| Polite negative | 望みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 望んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 望んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望んでいない |
| Polite | 望んでいます |
| Polite negative | 望んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 望みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望みたくない |
| Polite | 望みたいです |
| Polite negative | 望みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 望もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 望みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 望め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 望むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 望んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 望まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 望める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望めない |
| Polite | 望めます |
| Polite negative | 望めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 望めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 望んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 望まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まれない |
| Polite | 望まれます |
| Polite negative | 望まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 望ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望ませない |
| Polite | 望ませます |
| Polite negative | 望ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 望まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 望まされない |
| Polite | 望まされます |
| Polite negative | 望まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 組み込む (kumikomu)to insert, to include, to incorporate
- 転じる (tenjiru)to turn, to shift, to switch
- 悩ます (nayamasu)to afflict, to torment, to harass
- 縛る (shibaru)to tie, to bind, to fasten
- 飛び出す (tobidasu)to jump out, to leap out, to fly out
- 暮れる (kureru)to get dark, to grow dark
- 落ち込む (ochikomu)to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed
- 生かす (ikasu)to make use of, to put to good use, to leverage
- 絞る (shiboru)to wring, to squeeze
- 図る (hakaru)to plan, to attempt, to devise
- 膨れる (fukureru)to swell, to expand, to be inflated
- 見つめる (mitsumeru)to stare, to gaze, to look hard
About these tables
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