Japanese

ぐむ

なみだぐむ
Meaning: to have one's eyes fill with tears; to be moved to tears
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 涙ぐむ 涙ぐまない
Polite 涙ぐみます 涙ぐみません
Past 涙ぐんだ 涙ぐまなかった
Polite + Past 涙ぐみました 涙ぐみませんでした
Te-form 涙ぐんで 涙ぐまなくて
Potential 涙ぐめる 涙ぐめない
Passive 涙ぐまれる 涙ぐまれない
Causative 涙ぐませる 涙ぐませない
Causative + Passive 涙ぐまされる 涙ぐまされない
Imperative 涙ぐめ 涙ぐむな

Handwriting

涙
ぐ
む

Example

She was moved to tears as she remembered the past.

Usage Notes

Used when someone's eyes are starting to tear up, often from emotion.

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