絡む
からむ · karamu
To twine, to get tangled, to get entangled, to get caught (in)
- to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter), to get involved (in), to be a factor (in), to have an influence
- to pick a quarrel (with), to find fault (with), to pester, to hassle
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 絡みますからみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 絡みませんからみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 絡みましたからみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 絡みませんでしたからみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 絡みましょうからみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 絡みからみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 絡みたいからみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 絡みながらからみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 絡んでからんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 絡んだからんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 絡んだらからんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 絡んでいるからんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 絡まないからまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 絡まなかったからまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 絡まなくてからまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 絡めるからめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 絡めばからめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 絡めからめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 絡もうからもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 絡まれるからまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 絡ませるからませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 絡まされるからまされる |
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What does 絡む mean?
To twine, to get tangled, to get entangled, to get caught (in). It can also mean: to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter), to get involved (in), to be a factor (in), to have an influence; to pick a quarrel (with), to find fault (with), to pester, to hassle.
How do you pronounce 絡む?
からむ (karamu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 絡む?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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