臨む
のぞむ · nozomu
To look out on, to overlook, to front onto
- to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by
- to deal with (an issue)
- to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to go to (e.g. a place), to take part in, to participate, to join
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 臨みますのぞみます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 臨みませんのぞみません |
| Polite past (ました) | 臨みましたのぞみました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 臨みませんでしたのぞみませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 臨みましょうのぞみましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 臨みのぞみ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 臨みたいのぞみたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 臨みながらのぞみながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 臨んでのぞんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 臨んだのぞんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 臨んだらのぞんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 臨んでいるのぞんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 臨まないのぞまない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 臨まなかったのぞまなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 臨まなくてのぞまなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 臨めるのぞめる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 臨めばのぞめば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 臨めのぞめ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 臨もうのぞもう |
| Passive (受身形) | 臨まれるのぞまれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 臨ませるのぞませる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 臨まされるのぞまされる |
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What does 臨む mean?
To look out on, to overlook, to front onto. It can also mean: to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by; to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to go to (e.g. a place), to take part in, to participate, to join.
How do you pronounce 臨む?
のぞむ (nozomu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 臨む?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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