拝む
おがむ · ogamu
To assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
- to beg, to make a supplication
- to see (something or someone of high status)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 拝みますおがみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 拝みませんおがみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 拝みましたおがみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 拝みませんでしたおがみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 拝みましょうおがみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 拝みおがみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 拝みたいおがみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 拝みながらおがみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 拝んでおがんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 拝んだおがんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 拝んだらおがんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 拝んでいるおがんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 拝まないおがまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 拝まなかったおがまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 拝まなくておがまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 拝めるおがめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 拝めばおがめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 拝めおがめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 拝もうおがもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 拝まれるおがまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 拝ませるおがませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 拝まされるおがまされる |
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What does 拝む mean?
To assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects. It can also mean: to beg, to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status).
How do you pronounce 拝む?
おがむ (ogamu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 拝む?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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