Godan verb (む)
飲むのむ
nomu飲む (のむ, nomu) — to drink — is a godan verb ending in む: 飲んで (te-form), 飲んだ (past), 飲まない (negative), 飲みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to swallow; to take.
How 飲む 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.
ま飲まないnegative
み飲みますpolite present
む飲むdictionary form
め飲めるpotential飲めばif
も飲もうvolitional
The て and た forms · む → んで, んだ
ん飲んでte-form飲んだ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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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 飲む のむ nomu | |
| past I drank it. | 飲んだ のんだ nonda | |
| negative I don't drink. | 飲まない のまない nomanai | |
| te-form I drink something and … | 飲んで のんで nonde | |
| past negative N4 I didn't drink it. | 飲まなかった のまなかった nomanakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's drink. | 飲もう のもう nomou | |
| potential N3 I can drink it. | 飲める のめる nomeru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I drink it, ... | 飲めば のめば nomeba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I drink it, ... | 飲んだら のんだら nondara | |
| passive N2 It gets drunk by someone. | 飲まれる のまれる nomareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone drink it. | 飲ませる のませる nomaseru | |
| imperative N1 Drink it! | 飲め のめ nome |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 飲みます のみます nomimasu | |
| past I drank it. | 飲みました のみました nomimashita | |
| negative I don't drink. | 飲みません のみません nomimasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't drink it. | 飲みませんでした のみませんでした nomimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's drink. | 飲みましょう のみましょう nomimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm drinking something. | 飲んでいる のんでいる nondeiru | |
| ていた N4 I was drinking something. | 飲んでいた のんでいた nondeita | |
| ています N4 I'm drinking something. | 飲んでいます のんでいます nondeimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was drinking something. | 飲んでいました のんでいました nondeimashita |