望む
のぞむ · nozomu
To desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for
- to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to
- to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 望みますのぞみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 望みませんのぞみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 望みましたのぞみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 望みませんでしたのぞみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 望みましょうのぞみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 望みのぞみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 望みたいのぞみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 望みながらのぞみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 望んでのぞんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 望んだのぞんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 望んだらのぞんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 望んでいるのぞんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 望まないのぞまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 望まなかったのぞまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 望まなくてのぞまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 望めるのぞめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 望めばのぞめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 望めのぞめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 望もうのぞもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 望まれるのぞまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 望ませるのぞませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 望まされるのぞまされる |
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What does 望む mean?
To desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for. It can also mean: to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook.
How do you pronounce 望む?
のぞむ (nozomu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 望む?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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