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歩む

to walk

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Conjugation of 歩む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
歩む
ayumu
I walk
Present informal negative tense
歩まない
ayumanai
I don't walk
Present formal tense
歩みます
ayumimasu
I walk
Present formal negative tense
歩みません
ayumimasen
I do not walk
私/俺
Past informal tense
歩んだ
ayunda
I walked
Past informal negative tense
歩まなかった
ayumanakatta
I didn't walk
Past formal tense
歩みました
ayumimashita
I walk
Past formal negative tense
歩みませんでした
ayumimasen deshita
I did not walk
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
歩め
ayume
walk
Imperative negative mood
歩むな
ayumu na
don't walk
Imperative formal mood
歩んでください
ayunde kudasai
please walk
Imperative formal negative mood
歩まないでください
ayumanai dekudasai
please do not walk
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
歩んで
ayunde
walk
Passive stem
歩まれる
ayumareru
walked
Hypothetical tense
歩め
ayume
if I walked
Hypothetical conditional stem
歩めば
ayumeba
walked
私/俺
Volitional stem
歩もう
ayumō
will walk
Potential stem
歩める
ayumeru
walked
Continuative stem
歩み
ayumi
walking
Causative stem
歩ませる
ayumaseru
allow to walk
私/俺
Imperfective stem
歩ま
ayuma
walk

Examples of 歩む

ただ〝歩む〟という 言葉の響きが― 前に進めと 背中を押してくれる

But this idea of "walk" also tells me that I have to move forward.