Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI steal | ||
| NegativeI don’t steal |
JAPANESE VERB
ぬすむ
盗む
to steal
- #458 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 stole | ||
| NegativeI didn’t steal |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formstealing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am stealing | ||
| Please (て ください)please steal |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can steal | ||
| NegativeI can’t steal |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to steal | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to steal |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s steal |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I steal
- If, when (たら) if I steal
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) steal (do it)
- Plain command steal!
- Please don’t please don’t steal
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am stolen | ||
| CausativeI make someone steal |
How to use ぬすむ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
だれ が こんな ふるい かさ を ぬすみます か。
Who would steal an old umbrella like this?
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Past
だれか が わたし の かさ を ぬすんだ。
Someone stole my umbrella.
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Te-form
ねこ が さかな を ぬすんで、 にげた。
The cat stole the fish and ran off.
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Potential
かぎ が かかって いれば、 かんたん に は ぬすめません。
If it's locked, it can't easily be stolen.
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Want to
ベン の アイデア を ぬすみたい くらい だ。
I'd almost like to steal Ben's idea.
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Volitional
せんぱい の わざ を ぬすもう と、 まいにち みて いた。
I watched every day, meaning to steal the senior's technique.
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Conditional
ひとつ でも ぬすめば、 けいさつ に つかまる。
Steal even one thing and the police will catch you.
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Commands and requests
ひと の もの を ぬすまないで ください。
Please don't steal other people's things.
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Passive and causative
でんしゃ の なか で さいふ を ぬすまれました。
My wallet was stolen on the train.
Good to know
- ぬすまれた, the passive, is how you say something of yours was stolen: さいふ を ぬすまれた.
Where you hear ぬすむ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- つゆ は よく かさ が ぬすまれます。 In the rainy season, umbrellas often get stolen.
- コンビニ で かさ を ぬすまれました。 My umbrella was stolen at the convenience store.
- そこ に おいたら、 また ぬすまれる よ。 If you leave it there, it'll get stolen again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).