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Conjugation of Japanese verb 好む - prefer - konomu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    この
    kono

    Meaning

    prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好む

    Reading

    このむ
    konomu

    Meaning

    to prefer / does prefer / will prefer

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    好まない

    Reading

    このまない
    konomanai

    Meaning

    to not prefer / does not prefer / will not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みます

    Reading

    このみます
    konomimasu

    Meaning

    to prefer / does prefer / will prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みません

    Reading

    このみません
    konomimasen

    Meaning

    to not prefer / does not prefer / will not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んだ

    Reading

    このんだ
    kononda

    Meaning

    did prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなかった

    Reading

    このまなかった
    konomanakatta

    Meaning

    did not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みました

    Reading

    このみました
    konomimashita

    Meaning

    did prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みませんでした

    Reading

    このみませんでした
    konomimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んで

    Reading

    このんで
    kononde

    Meaning

    prefer, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    好まないで

    Reading

    このまないで
    konomanaide

    Meaning

    not prefer, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    好まなくて

    Reading

    このまなくて
    konomanakute

    Meaning

    not prefer, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みまして

    Reading

    このみまして
    konomimashite

    Meaning

    prefer, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みませんで

    Reading

    このみませんで
    konomimasende

    Meaning

    not prefer, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    好め

    Reading

    このめ
    konome

    Meaning

    prefer!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    好むな

    Reading

    このむな
    konomuna

    Meaning

    do not prefer!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好みなさい

    Reading

    このみなさい
    konominasai

    Meaning

    prefer!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好みなさるな

    Reading

    このみなさるな
    konominasaruna

    Meaning

    do not prefer!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    好んでください

    Reading

    このんでください
    konondekudasai

    Meaning

    please prefer

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お好みください

    Reading

    おこのみください
    okonomikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好まないでください

    Reading

    このまないでください
    konomanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not prefer

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お好みなさいませ

    Reading

    おこのみなさいませ
    okonominasaimase

    Meaning

    please prefer

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お好みなさいますな

    Reading

    おこのみなさいますな
    okonominasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んでいる

    Reading

    このんでいる
    konondeiru

    Meaning

    is doing prefer / is prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好んでいます

    Reading

    このんでいます
    konondeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing prefer / is prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好んでいません

    Reading

    このんでいません
    konondeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing prefer / is not prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んでいた

    Reading

    このんでいた
    konondeita

    Meaning

    was doing prefer / was prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好んでいました

    Reading

    このんでいました
    konondeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing prefer / was prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好んでいませんでした

    Reading

    このんでいませんでした
    konondeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing prefer / was not prefer(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好もう

    Reading

    このもう
    konomou

    Meaning

    let's prefer / will prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好むまい

    Reading

    このむまい
    konomumai

    Meaning

    let's not prefer / will not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みましょう

    Reading

    このみましょう
    konomimashou

    Meaning

    let's prefer / will prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みますまい

    Reading

    このみますまい
    konomimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not prefer / will not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好むだろう

    Reading

    このむだろう
    konomudarou

    Meaning

    will probably prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まないだろう

    Reading

    このまないだろう
    konomanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好むでしょう

    Reading

    このむでしょう
    konomudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好まないでしょう

    Reading

    このまないでしょう
    konomanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んだだろう

    Reading

    このんだだろう
    konondadarou

    Meaning

    probably did prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなかっただろう

    Reading

    このまなかっただろう
    konomanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好んだでしょう

    Reading

    このんだでしょう
    konondadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなかったでしょう

    Reading

    このまなかったでしょう
    konomanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好めば

    Reading

    このめば
    konomeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなければ

    Reading

    このまなければ
    konomanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んだら

    Reading

    このんだら
    konondara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなかったら

    Reading

    このまなかったら
    konomanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みましたら

    Reading

    このみましたら
    konomimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みませんでしたら

    Reading

    このみませんでしたら
    konomimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好める

    Reading

    このめる
    konomeru

    Meaning

    can prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好めない

    Reading

    このめない
    konomenai

    Meaning

    cannot prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好めます

    Reading

    このめます
    konomemasu

    Meaning

    can prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好めません

    Reading

    このめません
    konomemasen

    Meaning

    cannot prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好ませる

    Reading

    このませる
    konomaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好ませない

    Reading

    このませない
    konomasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好ませます

    Reading

    このませます
    konomasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好ませません

    Reading

    このませません
    konomasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好まれる

    Reading

    このまれる
    konomareru

    Meaning

    be prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まれない

    Reading

    このまれない
    konomarenai

    Meaning

    not be prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好まれます

    Reading

    このまれます
    konomaremasu

    Meaning

    be prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好まれません

    Reading

    このまれません
    konomaremasen

    Meaning

    not be prefer

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    好んだり

    Reading

    このんだり
    konondari

    Meaning

    did things like prefer

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    好まなかったり

    Reading

    このまなかったり
    konomanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like prefer

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    好みましたり

    Reading

    このみましたり
    konomimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like prefer

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    好みませんでしたり

    Reading

    このみませんでしたり
    konomimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like prefer

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    好みたい

    Reading

    このたい
    konotai

    Meaning

    want to prefer

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    好みたくない

    Reading

    このたくない
    konotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to prefer

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    好みたかった

    Reading

    このたかった
    konotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to prefer

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    好みたくなかった

    Reading

    このたくなかった
    konotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to prefer

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    好みたくて

    Reading

    このたくて
    konotakute

    Meaning

    want to prefer, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    好みたくなくて

    Reading

    このたくなくて
    konotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to prefer, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    好みたく

    Reading

    このたく
    konotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to prefer

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    好みたければ

    Reading

    このたければ
    konotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to prefer

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    好みたくなければ

    Reading

    このたくなければ
    konotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to prefer

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    好みたかったら

    Reading

    このたかったら
    konotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to prefer

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    好みたくなかったら

    Reading

    このたくなかったら
    konotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to prefer

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    好みたさ

    Reading

    このたさ
    konotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to prefer

Word Detail

    word

    好む

    Meaning

    Prefer

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Like, Fond

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