揉(も)む

もむ
verb (godan)
to rub, to massage, to crumple
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present揉(も)む揉(も)まない
Present polite揉(も)みます揉(も)みません
Past揉(も)んだ揉(も)まなかった
Past polite揉(も)みました揉(も)みませんでした
て form揉(も)んで揉(も)まなくて
ている present揉(も)んでいる揉(も)んでいない
ている polite揉(も)んでいます揉(も)んでいません
ている past揉(も)んでいた揉(も)んでいなかった
ている past polite揉(も)んでいました揉(も)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば揉(も)めば揉(も)まなければ
Conditional たら揉(も)んだら揉(も)まなかったら
Volitional揉(も)もう—
Volitional polite揉(も)みましょう—
Potential揉(も)める揉(も)めない
Passive揉(も)まれる揉(も)まれない
Causative揉(も)ませる揉(も)ませない
Imperative揉(も)め揉(も)むな
1. to rub, to massage
To press and move hands over muscles to relieve tension.
肩(かた)を揉(も)む。
To massage one's shoulders.
肩(かた)を揉(も)んでください。
Please massage my shoulders.
I had my tired legs massaged.
2. to crumple, to wrinkle
To crush or squeeze paper or cloth.
紙(かみ)を揉(も)む。
To crumple paper.
I crumple the paper to soften it.
I rub the cloth to remove the wrinkles.
3. to thrash out, to hash out (an issue)
To subject a plan or opinion to vigorous back-and-forth discussion. Most often met in the passive 揉(も)まれる, which also means to be knocked about by hardship or by a demanding environment.
A dispute arose.
揉(も)め事(ごと) = trouble, dispute
Opinions were debated at the meeting.
Having been tempered by the world, he became stronger.
世間(せけん)に揉(も)まれる = to be hardened by life experience

揉(も)む means to rub, massage, or work with the hands.

Transitivity

Common patterns

FORMS (passive):

  • 揉(も)まれる: to be kneaded, to gain experience through hardship
  • 世間(せけん)に揉(も)まれる: to be tempered by the world

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