Japanese

きにやむ
Meaning: to worry about; to fret; to be bothered by
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example

There is no need to fret about failure forever.

Usage Notes

Used when someone dwells on a problem or worry, often excessively. It implies a deeper sense of mental distress than simple worry.

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