含む
ふくむ · fukumu
To contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace
- to hold in the mouth
- to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour
- to express (emotion, etc.), to imply
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 含みますふくみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 含みませんふくみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 含みましたふくみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 含みませんでしたふくみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 含みましょうふくみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 含みふくみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 含みたいふくみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 含みながらふくみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 含んでふくんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 含んだふくんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 含んだらふくんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 含んでいるふくんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 含まないふくまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 含まなかったふくまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 含まなくてふくまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 含めるふくめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 含めばふくめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 含めふくめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 含もうふくもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 含まれるふくまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 含ませるふくませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 含まされるふくまされる |
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What does 含む mean?
To contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace. It can also mean: to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour; to express (emotion, etc.), to imply.
How do you pronounce 含む?
ふくむ (fukumu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 含む?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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