Godan verb (む)
望むのぞむ
nozomuAlso read のぞむ: 臨む (overlook). All 2 words
望む (のぞむ, nozomu) — to desire — is a godan verb ending in む: 望んで (te-form), 望んだ (past), 望まない (negative), 望みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to want; to wish for.
How 望む 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.
ま望まないnegative
み望みますpolite present
む望むdictionary form
め望めるpotential望めばif
も望もうvolitional
The て and た forms · む → んで, んだ
ん望んでte-form望んだ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 | 望む のぞむ nozomu | |
| past I wished for it. | 望んだ のぞんだ nozonda | |
| negative I don't wish for it. | 望まない のぞまない nozomanai | |
| te-form I wish for something and … | 望んで のぞんで nozonde | |
| past negative I didn't wish for it. | 望まなかった のぞまなかった nozomanakatta | |
| volitional Let's wish for it. | 望もう のぞもう nozomou | |
| potential I can hope for it. | 望める のぞめる nozomeru | |
| cond. ば If I wish for it, ... | 望めば のぞめば nozomeba | |
| cond. たら If I desire it, ... | 望んだら のぞんだら nozondara | |
| passive N2 It's hoped for. | 望まれる のぞまれる nozomareru | |
| causative N2 | 望ませる のぞませる nozomaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 望め のぞめ nozome |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 望みます のぞみます nozomimasu | |
| past I wished for it. | 望みました のぞみました nozomimashita | |
| negative I don't wish for it. | 望みません のぞみません nozomimasen | |
| past negative I didn't wish for it. | 望みませんでした のぞみませんでした nozomimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's wish for it. | 望みましょう のぞみましょう nozomimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm hoping for it. | 望んでいる のぞんでいる nozondeiru | |
| ていた I was hoping for it. | 望んでいた のぞんでいた nozondeita | |
| ています I'm hoping for it. | 望んでいます のぞんでいます nozondeimasu | |
| ていました I was hoping for it. | 望んでいました のぞんでいました nozondeimashita |