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啄む

to pick at

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Conjugation of 啄む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: peck at
私/俺
Present informal tense
啄む
tsuibamu
I pick at
Present informal negative tense
啄まない
tsuibamanai
I don't pick at
Present formal tense
啄みます
tsuibamimasu
I pick at
Present formal negative tense
啄みません
tsen
I do not pick at
私/俺
Past informal tense
啄んだ
tsuibanda
I picked at
Past informal negative tense
啄まなかった
tsuibamanakatta
I didn't pick at
Past formal tense
啄みました
tshita
I pick at
Past formal negative tense
啄みませんでした
tsen deshita
I did not pick at
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
啄め
tsuibame
pick at
Imperative negative mood
啄むな
tsuibamu na
don't pick at
Imperative formal mood
啄んでください
tsuibande kudasai
please pick at
Imperative formal negative mood
啄まないでください
tsuibamanai dekudasai
please do not pick at
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
啄んで
tsuibande
pick at
Passive stem
啄まれる
tsuibamareru
picked at
Hypothetical tense
啄め
tsuibame
if I picked at
Hypothetical conditional stem
啄めば
tsuibameba
picked at
私/俺
Volitional stem
啄もう
tsuibamō
will pick at
Potential stem
啄める
tsuibameru
picked at
Continuative stem
啄み
tsuibami
picking at
Causative stem
啄ませる
tsuibamaseru
allow to pick at
私/俺
Imperfective stem
啄ま
tsuibama
pick at

Examples of 啄む

ついばんで でも早くね　灰と分けて

Pick and peck, but swiftly Sift through the ashes