Godan verb (む)
挟むはさむ
hasamu挟む (はさむ, hasamu) — to hold between — is a godan verb ending in む: 挟んで (te-form), 挟んだ (past), 挟まない (negative), 挟みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to grip.
How 挟む conjugates · godan む-verb
Only the last kana changes: む becomes ま, み, め or も.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
ま挟まないnegative
み挟みますpolite present
む挟むdictionary form
め挟めるpotential挟めばif
も挟もうvolitional
The て and た forms · む → んで, んだ
ん挟んでte-form挟んだpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every む-, ぶ- and ぬ-verb has the same んで there.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 挟む はさむ hasamu | |
| past I held it in between. | 挟んだ はさんだ hasanda | |
| negative I don't cut in on the conversation. | 挟まない はさまない hasamanai | |
| te-form I hold it in between and … | 挟んで はさんで hasande | |
| past negative I didn't put it in between. | 挟まなかった はさまなかった hasamanakatta | |
| volitional Let's put it in between. | 挟もう はさもう hasamou | |
| potential I can put it in between. | 挟める はさめる hasameru | |
| cond. ば If I put it in between, ... | 挟めば はさめば hasameba | |
| cond. たら When I put it in between, ... | 挟んだら はさんだら hasandara | |
| passive It gets caught in between. | 挟まれる はさまれる hasamareru | |
| causative | 挟ませる はさませる hasamaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 挟め はさめ hasame |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 挟みます はさみます hasamimasu | |
| past I held it in between. | 挟みました はさみました hasamimashita | |
| negative I don't cut in on the conversation. | 挟みません はさみません hasamimasen | |
| past negative I didn't put it in between. | 挟みませんでした はさみませんでした hasamimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's put it in between. | 挟みましょう はさみましょう hasamimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm holding it in between. | 挟んでいる はさんでいる hasandeiru | |
| ていた I was holding it in between. | 挟んでいた はさんでいた hasandeita | |
| ています I'm holding it in between. | 挟んでいます はさんでいます hasandeimasu | |
| ていました I was holding it in between. | 挟んでいました はさんでいました hasandeimashita |