Nihoner

うも

umo

verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of うむ — to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs).

  • to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
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うむ うも

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

うむ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite うみます
Polite negative うみません
Polite past うみました
Polite past negative うみませんでした
Let us ~ うみましょう
Masu-stem うみ
Want to ~ うみたい
While ~ing うみながら
Te-form うんで
Plain past うんだ
Tara-conditional うんだら
Progressive うんでいる
Plain negative うまない
Plain past negative うまなかった
Negative te-form うまなくて
Potential うめる
Ba-conditional うめば
Imperative うめ
Volitional うもう
Passive うまれる
Causative うませる
Causative-passive うまされる

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In real sentences

It's so crowded that the elevator doesn't seem to move.

Nihoner sentence bank

In a crowded elevator, one should be considerate of others.

Nihoner sentence bank

Hi, how are you?

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Other forms and spellings

うみゃうまううもっうもふうむうみウム
volitional form of うむ