舐める

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Japanese

FWOTD – 30 November 2021
Kanji in this term
舐
な
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
嘗める
甞める

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「嘗める」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		嘗める なめる
Imperative (命令形) 嘗めろ なめろ
Key constructions
Passive 嘗められる なめられる
Causative 嘗めさせる なめさせる
Potential 嘗められる なめられる
Volitional 嘗めよう なめよー
Negative 嘗めない なめない
Negative perfective 嘗めなかった なめなかった
Formal 嘗めます なめます
Perfective 嘗めた なめた
Conjunctive 嘗めて なめて
Hypothetical conditional 嘗めれば なめれば

Verb

舐(な)める • (nameru) transitive ichidan (stem 舐(な)め (name), past 舐(な)めた (nameta))

  1. to lick
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      母猫(ははねこ)が子(こ)猫(ねこ)を舐(な)めている
      haha neko ga koneko o namete iru
      The mother cat is licking the kitten
  2. (of flame) to lick
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      炎(ほのお)が天井(てんじょう)を舐(な)める
      honō ga tenjō o nameru
      The flame licks the ceiling
  3. to taste
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      砂(さ)糖(とう)を嘗(な)める ― satō o nameru ― to taste the sugar
  4. to experience hardship
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      是(これ)は世(よ)の辛酸(しんさん)を舐(な)めた人(ひと)のみが書(か)ける本(ほん)だ
      kore wa yo no shinsan o nameta hito no mi ga kakeru hon da
      This is a book that could be written only by a person who has experienced life's bitter side
  5. to underestimate, to make light of
    Synonyms: 侮る (anadoru), (vulgar) 舐め腐る (namekusaru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "舐める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 舐め なめ name
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 舐め なめ name
Shūshikei ("terminal") 舐める なめる nameru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 舐める なめる nameru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 舐めれ なめれ namere
Meireikei ("imperative") 舐めよ¹
舐めろ² 		なめよ¹
なめろ² 		nameyo¹
namero²
Key constructions
Passive 舐められる なめられる namerareru
Causative 舐めさせる
舐めさす 		なめさせる
なめさす 		namesaseru
namesasu
Potential 舐められる
舐めれる³ 		なめられる
なめれる³ 		namerareru
namereru³
Volitional 舐めよう なめよう nameyō
Negative 舐めない
舐めぬ
舐めん 		なめない
なめぬ
なめん 		namenai
namenu
namen
Negative continuative 舐めず なめず namezu
Formal 舐めます なめます namemasu
Perfective 舐めた なめた nameta
Conjunctive 舐めて なめて namete
Hypothetical conditional 舐めれば なめれば namereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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