Japanese

なやむ
Meaning: to worry; to be troubled; to be distressed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悩む 悩まない
Polite 悩みます 悩みません
Past 悩んだ 悩まなかった
Polite + Past 悩みました 悩みませんでした
Te-form 悩んで 悩まなくて
Potential 悩める 悩めない
Passive 悩まれる 悩まれない
Causative 悩ませる 悩ませない
Causative + Passive 悩まされる 悩まされない
Imperative 悩め 悩むな

Handwriting

悩
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Example sentences

He is worried about his future.
色々と悩んだが、結局は留学することに決めた。
I worried about it a lot, but in the end, I decided to study abroad.
ひとりで悩まないでください。
Please don't worry all by yourself.
彼は卒業後の進路について真剣に悩んでいる。
He is seriously worried about his future path after graduation.
この問題はなかなか難しく、どうしたものかと悩んでいる。
This problem is quite difficult, and I'm wondering what to do.
さんざん悩んだあげく、辞めることにした。
After worrying for a long time, I decided to quit.
そんなつまらんことで悩むな。
Don't worry about such trivial things.
高々数百円の違いで、そんなに悩む必要はない。
There's no need to worry so much over a difference of at most a few hundred yen.
最近、どの業界も深刻な人手不足に悩まされている。
Recently, every industry is suffering from a serious labor shortage.
彼は最近、悩んでいるのか口数が少ない。
He has been quiet lately, perhaps because he is worried.

Usage Notes

Refers to being mentally distressed or having trouble making a decision.

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