望む

のぞむnozomu

wish for

Godan verb, group 1, ending -mu.

Conjugated like 読む, 飲む, 含む, 悩む, 頼む, 組む

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative望みますのぞみますnozomimasu
    2. negative望みませんのぞみませんnozomimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative望みましたのぞみましたnozomimashita
    2. negative望みませんでしたのぞみませんでしたnozomimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 望んでのぞんでnozonde
    2. request望んでくださいのぞんでくださいnozonde kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 望みましょうのぞみましょうnozomimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative望みたいのぞみたいnozomitai
    2. negative望みたくないのぞみたくないnozomitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative望むのぞむnozomu
    2. negative望まないのぞまないnozomanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative望んだのぞんだnozonda
    2. negative望まなかったのぞまなかったnozomanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain望んでいるのぞんでいるnozonde iru
    2. polite望んでいますのぞんでいますnozonde imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain望めるのぞめるnozomeru
    2. polite望めますのぞめますnozomemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 望んだらのぞんだらnozondara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain望まれるのぞまれるnozomareru
    2. polite望まれますのぞまれますnozomaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 望もうのぞもうnozomō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order望めのぞめnozome
    2. ban望むなのぞむなnozomu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative望めばのぞめばnozomeba
    2. negative望まなければのぞまなければnozomanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain望ませるのぞませるnozomaseru
    2. polite望ませますのぞませますnozomasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain望ませられるのぞませられるnozomaserareru
    2. polite望ませられますのぞませられますnozomaseraremasu