固唾を呑む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
固 唾 呑
かた
Grade: 4 		Grade: S の
Hyōgai
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
固唾を飲む
固唾をのむ

Etymology

固唾 +‎ を +‎ 呑む, literally "swallowing the saliva that collects in mouth while being tense"

Verb

固唾(かたず)を呑(の)む • (katazu o nomu) godan (stem 固唾(かたず)を呑(の)み (katazu o nomi), past 固唾(かたず)を呑(の)んだ (katazu o nonda))

  1. (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath
    固唾(かたず)を呑(の)んで見守(みまも)る
    katazu o nonde mimamoru
    to watch (something) intensely

Conjugation

Conjugation of "固唾を呑む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 固唾を呑ま かたずをのま katazu o noma
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 固唾を呑み かたずをのみ katazu o nomi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 固唾を呑む かたずをのむ katazu o nomu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 固唾を呑む かたずをのむ katazu o nomu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 固唾を呑め かたずをのめ katazu o nome
Meireikei ("imperative") 固唾を呑め かたずをのめ katazu o nome
Key constructions
Passive 固唾を呑まれる かたずをのまれる katazu o nomareru
Causative 固唾を呑ませる
固唾を呑ます 		かたずをのませる
かたずをのます 		katazu o nomaseru
katazu o nomasu
Potential 固唾を呑める かたずをのめる katazu o nomeru
Volitional 固唾を呑もう かたずをのもう katazu o nomō
Negative 固唾を呑まない かたずをのまない katazu o nomanai
Negative continuative 固唾を呑まず かたずをのまず katazu o nomazu
Formal 固唾を呑みます かたずをのみます katazu o nomimasu
Perfective 固唾を呑んだ かたずをのんだ katazu o nonda
Conjunctive 固唾を呑んで かたずをのんで katazu o nonde
Hypothetical conditional 固唾を呑めば かたずをのめば katazu o nomeba
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