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惜しむ

to hold dear

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Conjugation of 惜しむ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: regret
私/俺
Present informal tense
惜しむ
oshimu
I hold dear
Present informal negative tense
惜しまない
惜manai
I don't hold dear
Present formal tense
惜しみます
惜mimasu
I hold dear
Present formal negative tense
惜しみません
惜mimasen
I do not hold dear
私/俺
Past informal tense
惜しんだ
惜nda
I held dear
Past informal negative tense
惜しまなかった
惜manakatta
I didn't hold dear
Past formal tense
惜しみました
惜mimashita
I hold dear
Past formal negative tense
惜しみませんでした
惜mimasen deshita
I did not hold dear
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
惜しめ
惜me
hold dear
Imperative negative mood
惜しむな
oshimu na
don't hold dear
Imperative formal mood
惜しんでください
惜nde kudasai
please hold dear
Imperative formal negative mood
惜しまないでください
惜manai dekudasai
please do not hold dear
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
惜しんで
惜nde
hold dear
Passive stem
惜しまれる
惜mareru
held dear
Hypothetical tense
惜しめ
惜me
if I held dear
Hypothetical conditional stem
惜しめば
惜meba
held dear
私/俺
Volitional stem
惜しもう
惜mō
will hold dear
Potential stem
惜しめる
惜meru
held dear
Continuative stem
惜しみ
惜mi
holding dear
Causative stem
惜しませる
惜maseru
allow to hold dear
私/俺
Imperfective stem
惜しま
惜ma
hold dear