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組む
組む
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 組 |
| Grade: 2 |
Verb
組む (transitive and intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana くむ, romaji kumu)
- (transitive) intertwine (strings and similar); cross (one's arms or legs); braid (hair)
- (transitive) build (out of poles, strings, or similar); put up
- (transitive) put together; organize (parts into a whole); compose; put (e.g. soldiers) into a formation; compile (a list or timetable); write (a computer program)
- (intransitive) grapple (with someone); wrestle (with); fight (with)
- (intransitive) collaborate (with someone); conspire (with); partner (with); unite (with)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "組む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 組ま | くま | kuma |
| Continuative (連用形) | 組み | くみ | kumi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 組む | くむ | kumu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 組む | くむ | kumu |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 組め | くめ | kume |
| Imperative (命令形) | 組め | くめ | kume |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 組まれる | くまれる | kumareru |
| Causative | 組ませる 組ます |
くませる くます |
kumaseru kumasu |
| Potential | 組める | くめる | kumeru |
| Volitional | 組もう | くもう | kumō |
| Negative | 組まない | くまない | kumanai |
| Negative continuative | 組まず | くまず | kumazu |
| Formal | 組みます | くみます | kumimasu |
| Perfective | 組んだ | くんだ | kunda |
| Conjunctive | 組んで | くんで | kunde |
| Hypothetical conditional | 組めば | くめば | kumeba |