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忌む

to avoid

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Conjugation of 忌む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: detest
私/俺
Present informal tense
忌む
imu
I avoid
Present informal negative tense
忌まない
imanai
I don't avoid
Present formal tense
忌みます
imimasu
I avoid
Present formal negative tense
忌みません
imimasen
I do not avoid
私/俺
Past informal tense
忌んだ
inda
I avoided
Past informal negative tense
忌まなかった
imanakatta
I didn't avoid
Past formal tense
忌みました
imimashita
I avoid
Past formal negative tense
忌みませんでした
imimasen deshita
I did not avoid
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
忌め
ime
avoid
Imperative negative mood
忌むな
imu na
don't avoid
Imperative formal mood
忌んでください
inde kudasai
please avoid
Imperative formal negative mood
忌まないでください
imanai dekudasai
please do not avoid
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
忌んで
inde
avoid
Passive stem
忌まれる
imareru
avoided
Hypothetical tense
忌め
ime
if I avoided
Hypothetical conditional stem
忌めば
imeba
avoided
私/俺
Volitional stem
忌もう
imō
will avoid
Potential stem
忌める
imeru
avoided
Continuative stem
忌み
imi
avoiding
Causative stem
忌ませる
imaseru
allow to avoid
私/俺
Imperfective stem
忌ま
ima
avoid

Examples of 忌む

いま、私は５０代です 既に、ほとんど６５億人に 達しています

Now, I'm in my 50s, and it's already gone to almost six and a half billion.

いま　何と？

What?

いま、ちょうど正午です。

It is just noon.

《いま「叩き起こせ」と？

Did you say wake him up, sir?

いま 殺そうか?

Do I need to kill you now?