Japanese

おもいなやむ
Meaning: to worry; to be troubled; to fret over
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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悩
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Example

He was worrying alone about his future path.

Usage Notes

To suffer while thinking about various things. Often used for deep, personal concerns.

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