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Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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嚙む (kyūjitai)
咬む
嚼む
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Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan 食むん (kamun, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「噛む」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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噛む
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かむ
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| Imperative (命令形)
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噛め
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かめ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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噛まれる
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かまれる
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| Causative
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噛ませる
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かませる
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| Potential
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噛める
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かめる
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| Volitional
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噛もう
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かもー
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| Negative
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噛まない
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かまない
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| Negative perfective
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噛まなかった
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かまなかった
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| Formal
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噛みます
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かみます
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| Perfective
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噛んだ
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かんだ
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| Conjunctive
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噛んで
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かんで
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| Hypothetical conditional
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噛めば
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かめば
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Verb
噛む • (kamu) transitive godan (stem 噛み (kami), past 噛んだ (kanda))
- to bite
- つめを噛むんじゃない。
- Tsume o kamu n ja nai.
- Don't bite your nails.
- to chew
- よく噛んでください。
- Yoku kande kudasai.
- Please chew well.
- to fumble one's words; to mispronounce
- 「失礼、噛みました。」
- “Shitsurei, kamimashita.”
- "Excuse me, I misspoke."
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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噛ま
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かま
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kama
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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噛み
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かみ
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kami
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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噛む
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かむ
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kamu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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噛む
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かむ
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kamu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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噛め
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かめ
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kame
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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噛め
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かめ
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kame
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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噛まれる
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かまれる
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kamareru
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| Causative
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噛ませる
噛ます
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かませる
かます
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kamaseru
kamasu
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| Potential
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噛める
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かめる
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kameru
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| Volitional
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噛もう
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かもう
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kamō
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| Negative
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噛まない
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かまない
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kamanai
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| Negative continuative
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噛まず
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かまず
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kamazu
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| Formal
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噛みます
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かみます
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kamimasu
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| Perfective
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噛んだ
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かんだ
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kanda
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| Conjunctive
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噛んで
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かんで
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kande
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| Hypothetical conditional
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噛めば
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かめば
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kameba
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN