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励む

to strive

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Conjugation of 励む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
励む
hagemu
I strive
Present informal negative tense
励まない
hagemanai
I don't strive
Present formal tense
励みます
hagemimasu
I strive
Present formal negative tense
励みません
hagemimasen
I do not strive
私/俺
Past informal tense
励んだ
hagenda
I strove
Past informal negative tense
励まなかった
hagemanakatta
I didn't strive
Past formal tense
励みました
hagemimashita
I strive
Past formal negative tense
励みませんでした
hagemimasen deshita
I did not strive
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
励め
hageme
strive
Imperative negative mood
励むな
hagemu na
don't strive
Imperative formal mood
励んでください
hagende kudasai
please strive
Imperative formal negative mood
励まないでください
hagemanai dekudasai
please do not strive
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
励んで
hagende
strive
Passive stem
励まれる
hagemareru
strove
Hypothetical tense
励め
hageme
if I strove
Hypothetical conditional stem
励めば
hagemeba
strove
私/俺
Volitional stem
励もう
hagemō
will strive
Potential stem
励める
hagemeru
strove
Continuative stem
励み
hagemi
striving
Causative stem
励ませる
hagemaseru
allow to strive
私/俺
Imperfective stem
励ま
hagema
strive