Japanese

かむ
Meaning: to bite; to chew
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

咬
む

Example

The dog bit my hand.

Usage Notes

Refers to the action of biting or chewing with teeth.

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