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病む JLPT 1

Kana Reading

やむ

Romaji

yamu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `mu' ending

Meaning

to fall ill; to be ill

Example sentence

彼女は痛風を病んでいる。 She is affected with the gout.

Examples of 病む, やむ in a sentence

彼女は痛風を病んでいる。

She is affected with the gout.
彼女は心臓を病んでいる。

She is troubled with heart disease.
彼は精神的に病んでいた。

He was mentally troubled.
彼は自分のやった誤りを気にやんだ。

He brooded over the mistake he made.
実を言うと、その未亡人は胃ガンを病んでいた。

To tell the truth, the widow suffered from stomach cancer.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 病む
Plain Polite: 病みます
Negative: 病まない
Negative Polite: 病みません

Past

Plain: 病んだ
Plain Polite: 病みました
Negative: 病まなかった
Negative Polite: 病みませんでした

Plain: 病んで
Plain Polite: 病みまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 病まれる
Plain Polite: 病まれます
Negative: 病まれない
Negative Polite: 病まれません

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Kanji in this word

病 JLPT 4

10 strokes

ill, sick

On'Yomi: ビョウ, ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: や.む, -や.み, やまい

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