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つむ
godan verb
to pluck, to pick, to trim
See also: () (pile up, load)
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 pluck, to pick
To remove something by pinching with fingers.
(はな)()む。
To pick flowers.
I picked strawberries in the garden.
When spring comes, children play by picking wild plants in the fields.
When the tea-picking season comes, the fields are full of green.
I got up early in the morning and carefully picked the flowers one by one while they still had dew on them.
2. to trim, to nip
To cut off the tips of plants.
()()む。
To nip buds.
To trim the tips of branches to tidy up.
トマト脇芽(わきめ)()まない()(ちい)さくなる
If you don't pinch off the side shoots of tomatoes, the fruit will be small.
If you pinch off the extra buds before they bloom, the remaining flowers will bloom larger.
It's better to nip problems in the bud early.
Figurative use of ()()

()む is a godan verb meaning to pluck or pick with the fingers.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 〜を()

ASPECT (ている):
()んでいる describes the ongoing action of picking.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (はな)()む: to pick flowers
  • (ちゃ)()む: to pick tea leaves
  • ()()む: to nip buds / nip in the bud (also figurative)
  • いちごを()む: to pick strawberries

KANJI DISTINCTION (same reading):

  • ()む: to pluck, pick
  • ()む: to pile up, stack
  • ()む: to be stuck, checkmated