Nihoner

ばま

bama

suffix 未然形

is the negative stem of ばむ — ham (cured pig meat).

  • ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
  • hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
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How it’s built

ばむ ばま

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.

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

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In real sentences

Unless you board from the origin station, you almost never get a seat.

Nihoner sentence bank

Other forms and spellings

ハムはむはめはみゃはまうはもはもうはもっはもふばみゃばまうばもばもうばもっばもふばむ
negative stem of ばむ