Japanese

やむ
Meaning: to fall ill; to suffer from; to be worried
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

病
む

Example

She seems to be suffering from a lung disease.

Usage Notes

Can be used for physical illness (肺を病む) or mental distress (気に病む).

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