Nihoner

くま

kuma

JLPT N2 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of くむ — to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump.

  • to pour (into a cup), to drink (together)
  • to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand
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How it’s built

くむ くま

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

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

Name that form

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

Every form of

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

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In real sentences

I practice until late at night.

Nihoner sentence bank

Until I caught a cold, I was careless.

Nihoner sentence bank

This shop is open until late at night.

Nihoner sentence bank

Other forms and spellings

クムくみゃくまうくもうくもっくもふくむぐまうぐもふグム
negative stem of くむ