Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI knit | ||
| NegativeI don’t knit |
JAPANESE VERB
あむ
編む
to knit
- #483 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI knit | ||
| NegativeI didn’t knit |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formknitting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am knitting | ||
| Please (て ください)please knit |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can knit | ||
| NegativeI can’t knit |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to knit | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to knit |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s knit |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I knit
- If, when (たら) if I knit
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) knit (do it)
- Plain command knit!
- Please don’t please don’t knit
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am knit | ||
| CausativeI make someone knit |
How to use あむ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
そぼ は まいとし セーター を あみます。
My grandmother knits a sweater every year.
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Past
ベン の ため に マフラー を あんだ。
I knitted a scarf for Ben.
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Te-form
ゆい は あかちゃん の くつした を あんで いる。
Yui's knitting baby socks.
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Potential
てぶくろ は まだ あめない。
I can't knit gloves yet.
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Want to
こんど は ぼうし を あみたい。
Next I want to knit a hat.
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Volitional
ふゆ まで に マフラー を あもう。
Let's knit a scarf by winter.
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Conditional
まいにち あめば、 いっしゅうかん で できる。
If you knit every day, it'll be done in a week.
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Commands and requests
この いと で あまないで ください。
Please don't knit with this yarn.
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Passive and causative
せんせい は せいと に マフラー を あませた。
The teacher had the pupils knit scarves.
Where you hear あむ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- いま、 マフラー を あんで る。 I'm knitting a scarf now.
- この マフラー は わたし が あんだ。 I knitted this scarf.
- つぎ は ぼうし を あむ よ。 Next I'll knit a hat.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).