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挑む

to challenge someone

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Conjugation of 挑む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: defy a person
私/俺
Present informal tense
挑む
idomu
I challenge someone
Present informal negative tense
挑まない
idomanai
I don't challenge someone
Present formal tense
挑みます
idomimasu
I challenge someone
Present formal negative tense
挑みません
idomimasen
I do not challenge someone
私/俺
Past informal tense
挑んだ
idonda
I challenged someone
Past informal negative tense
挑まなかった
idomanakatta
I didn't challenge someone
Past formal tense
挑みました
idomimashita
I challenge someone
Past formal negative tense
挑みませんでした
idomimasen deshita
I did not challenge someone
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
挑め
idome
challenge someone
Imperative negative mood
挑むな
idomu na
don't challenge someone
Imperative formal mood
挑んでください
idonde kudasai
please challenge someone
Imperative formal negative mood
挑まないでください
idomanai dekudasai
please do not challenge someone
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
挑んで
idonde
challenge someone
Passive stem
挑まれる
idomareru
challenged someone
Hypothetical tense
挑め
idome
if I challenged someone
Hypothetical conditional stem
挑めば
idomeba
challenged someone
私/俺
Volitional stem
挑もう
idomō
will challenge someone
Potential stem
挑める
idomeru
challenged someone
Continuative stem
挑み
idomi
challenging someone
Causative stem
挑ませる
idomaseru
allow to challenge someone
私/俺
Imperfective stem
挑ま
idoma
challenge someone

Examples of 挑む

- うん　挑む - いいわ

Yeah, put 'em up.

挑め！　攻めろ！

Come on, like a spider spinning a web.

挑め！ 攻めろ！

Attack it, attack it!