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刻む

to carve

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Conjugation of 刻む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
刻む
kizamu
I carve
Present informal negative tense
刻まない
kizamanai
I don't carve
Present formal tense
刻みます
kizamimasu
I carve
Present formal negative tense
刻みません
kizamimasen
I do not carve
私/俺
Past informal tense
刻んだ
kizanda
I carved
Past informal negative tense
刻まなかった
kizamanakatta
I didn't carve
Past formal tense
刻みました
kizamimashita
I carve
Past formal negative tense
刻みませんでした
kizamimasen deshita
I did not carve
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
刻め
kizame
carve
Imperative negative mood
刻むな
kizamu na
don't carve
Imperative formal mood
刻んでください
kizande kudasai
please carve
Imperative formal negative mood
刻まないでください
kizamanai dekudasai
please do not carve
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
刻んで
kizande
carve
Passive stem
刻まれる
kizamareru
carved
Hypothetical tense
刻め
kizame
if I carved
Hypothetical conditional stem
刻めば
kizameba
carved
私/俺
Volitional stem
刻もう
kizamō
will carve
Potential stem
刻める
kizameru
carved
Continuative stem
刻み
kizami
carving
Causative stem
刻ませる
kizamaseru
allow to carve
私/俺
Imperfective stem
刻ま
kizama
carve

Examples of 刻む

私はただビルの壁に彼の名前を 刻まない

I'm just not memorializing him on the walls of this building.