摘む
つむ · tsumu
To pick, to pluck
- to snip, to cut, to nip, to trim
- to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
- to pick up and eat, to snack on
- to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up
- to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 摘みますつみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 摘みませんつみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 摘みましたつみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 摘みませんでしたつみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 摘みましょうつみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 摘みつみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 摘みたいつみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 摘みながらつみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 摘んでつんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 摘んだつんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 摘んだらつんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 摘んでいるつんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 摘まないつまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 摘まなかったつまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 摘まなくてつまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 摘めるつめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 摘めばつめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 摘めつめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 摘もうつもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 摘まれるつまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 摘ませるつませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 摘まされるつまされる |
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What does 摘む mean?
To pick, to pluck. It can also mean: to snip, to cut, to nip, to trim; to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.); to pick up and eat, to snack on.
How do you pronounce 摘む?
つむ (tsumu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 摘む?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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