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好む

to love

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Conjugation of 好む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: like, prefer
私/俺
Present informal tense
好む
konomu
I love
Present informal negative tense
好まない
konomanai
I don't love
Present formal tense
好みます
konomimasu
I love
Present formal negative tense
好みません
konomimasen
I do not love
私/俺
Past informal tense
好んだ
kononda
I loved
Past informal negative tense
好まなかった
konomanakatta
I didn't love
Past formal tense
好みました
konomimashita
I love
Past formal negative tense
好みませんでした
konomimasen deshita
I did not love
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
好め
konome
love
Imperative negative mood
好むな
konomu na
don't love
Imperative formal mood
好んでください
kononde kudasai
please love
Imperative formal negative mood
好まないでください
konomanai dekudasai
please do not love
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
好んで
kononde
love
Passive stem
好まれる
konomareru
loved
Hypothetical tense
好め
konome
if I loved
Hypothetical conditional stem
好めば
konomeba
loved
私/俺
Volitional stem
好もう
konomō
will love
Potential stem
好める
konomeru
loved
Continuative stem
好み
konomi
loving
Causative stem
好ませる
konomaseru
allow to love
私/俺
Imperfective stem
好ま
konoma
love

Examples of 好む

俺のビュアーは　好まない

Oh, my viewers wouldn't like that.

この靴が 好み？

- Like my shoes?

- 好み？

- Preferences?