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のむ
verb (godan)
to drink
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()まない
Present polite()みます()みません
Past()んだ()まなかった
Past polite()みました()みませんでした
て form()んで()まなくて
ている present()んでいる()んでいない
ている polite()んでいます()んでいません
ている past()んでいた()んでいなかった
ている past polite()んでいました()んでいませんでした
Conditional ば()めば()まなければ
Conditional たら()んだら()まなかったら
Volitional()もう
Volitional polite()みましょう
Potential()める()めない
Passive()まれる()まれない
Causative()ませる()ませない
Imperative()()むな
1. to drink
The standard verb for drinking liquids. Used for water, tea, coffee, alcohol, and any other beverages. Can also be used for taking medicine ((くすり)()む).
(みず)()む。
I drink water.
コーヒー()みますか。
Would you like coffee?
(さけ)()んでいる。
I'm drinking alcohol.
Every morning I have coffee before starting work.
When it's hot, you want to drink cold beverages. Water and tea are delicious.
2. to swallow
Used for swallowing pills or capsules. Also used figuratively for accepting something difficult (e.g., 条件(じょうけん)()む - to swallow/accept conditions).
(くすり)()む。
I take medicine.
Please take this medicine.
I take medicine after meals.
I can't accept these conditions.
Figurative: accept/swallow conditions
I caught a cold, so I decided to take medicine and go to bed early.

()む is the basic verb for drinking any liquid. Also used for taking medicine and figuratively for accepting/swallowing conditions.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Pattern: Xを()

ASPECT (ている):
()んでいる means "is drinking" (action in progress).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (みず)()む: to drink water
  • (くすり)()む: to take medicine
  • (さけ)()む: to drink alcohol
  • 条件(じょうけん)()む: to accept/swallow conditions (figurative)

DERIVED WORDS:

  • ()(もの): beverage, drink
  • ()(かい): drinking party
  • ()放題(ほうだい): all-you-can-drink