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擤かむ

かむ · kamu

verb ★ Studied by 16 learners

To blow (one's nose)

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かむが
Heiban

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Conjugation

Polite 擤みますかみます
Polite negative 擤みませんかみません
Polite past 擤みましたかみました
Polite past negative 擤みませんでしたかみませんでした
Let us ~ 擤みましょうかみましょう
Masu-stem 擤みかみ
Want to ~ 擤みたいかみたい
While ~ing 擤みながらかみながら
Te-form 擤んでかんで
Plain past 擤んだかんだ
Tara-conditional 擤んだらかんだら
Progressive 擤んでいるかんでいる
Plain negative 擤まないかまない
Plain past negative 擤まなかったかまなかった
Negative te-form 擤まなくてかまなくて
Potential 擤めるかめる
Ba-conditional 擤めばかめば
Imperative 擤めかめ
Volitional 擤もうかもう
Passive 擤まれるかまれる
Causative 擤ませるかませる
Causative-passive 擤まされるかまされる

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Questions

What does 擤む mean?

To blow (one's nose).

How do you pronounce 擤む?

かむ (kamu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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To blow (one's nose)