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Meaning of 否む(いなむ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

否む
Kana Reading
いなむ
Romaji
inamu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu` ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to refuse; to decline; to deny

Example Sentences

否む, いなむ used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
否む
Plain Polite
否みます
Negative
否まない
Negative Polite
否みません

Past

Plain
否んだ
Plain Polite
否みました
Negative
否まなかった
Negative Polite
否みませんでした

Te

Plain
否んで
Plain Polite
否みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
否まれる
Plain Polite
否まれます
Negative
否まれない
Negative Polite
否まれません

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Kanji found in this word

JLPT 3

negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

On:

Kun: いな, いや

7 strokes

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