Japanese reference
組む
くむ
to assemble; to team up
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | くむ (kumu)assemble |
| Polite, masu | くみます (kumimasu)assemble |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | くまない (kumanai)do not assemble |
| Polite negative | くみません (kumimasen)do not assemble |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | くんだ (kunda)assembled |
| Polite past | くみました (kumimashita)assembled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | くまなかった (kumanakatta)did not assemble |
| Polite past negative | くみませんでした (kumimasendeshita)did not assemble |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | くんで (kunde)assembling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | くみまして (kumimashite)assembling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | くんでいる (kundeiru)be assembling |
| Polite te-iru | くんでいます (kundeimasu)be assembling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | くめば (kumeba)if you assemble |
| Rare literary polite conditional | くみますれば (kumimasureba)if you assemble (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | くんだら (kundara)if you assemble |
| Polite conditional, tara | くみましたら (kumimashitara)if you assemble |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | くめる (kumeru)can assemble |
| Polite potential | くめます (kumemasu)can assemble |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | くもう (kumou)let's assemble! |
| Polite volitional | くみましょう (kumimashou)let's assemble! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | くみたい (kumitai)want to assemble |
| Polite desire, tai | くみたいです (kumitaidesu)want to assemble |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | くまれる (kumareru)be affected when someone assembles |
| Polite passive | くまれます (kumaremasu)be affected when someone assembles |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | くませる (kumaseru)make or let someone assemble |
| Polite causative | くませます (kumasemasu)make or let someone assemble |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | くませられる (kumaserareru)be made to assemble |
| Polite causative-passive | くませられます (kumaseraremasu)be made to assemble |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | くむな (kumuna)do not assemble! |
| Polite negative request | くまないでください (kumanaidekudasai)please do not assemble |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | くみます (kumimasu)assemble |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | くみません (kumimasen)do not assemble |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | くみました (kumimashita)assembled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | くみませんでした (kumimasendeshita)did not assemble |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | くんでください (kundekudasai)please assemble |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | くまないでください (kumanaidekudasai)please do not assemble |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | くみましょう (kumimashou)let's assemble! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | くんでもいい (kundemoii)may assemble |
| Polite permission | くんでもいいです (kundemoiidesu)may assemble |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | くんではいけない (kundehaikenai)must not assemble |
| Polite prohibition | くんではいけません (kundehaikemasen)must not assemble |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | くみなさい (kuminasai)assemble (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | くんでみる (kundemiru)try to assemble |
| Polite try doing | くんでみます (kundemimasu)try to assemble |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | くんでしまう (kundeshimau)assemble completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | くんでしまいます (kundeshimaimasu)assemble completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | くんでおく (kundeoku)assemble in advance |
| Polite preparation | くんでおきます (kundeokimasu)assemble in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | くんだことがある (kundakotogaaru)have the experience of: assembled |
| Polite past experience | くんだことがあります (kundakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: assembled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | くむと (kumuto)whenever you assemble |
| Polite automatic result | くみますと (kumimasuto)whenever you assemble |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | くむなら (kumunara)if you mean to assemble |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | くむだろう (kumudarou)probably assemble |
| Polite probability | くむでしょう (kumudeshou)probably assemble |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | くめ (kume)assemble! |
| Polite request | くんでください (kundekudasai)please assemble |
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