Japanese

いたむ
Meaning: to mourn; to grieve for someone's death
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

悼
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Example sentences

To mourn the death of one's respected teacher.
彼女は彼の死を悼み、慟哭した。
She mourned his death and wailed bitterly.
友の死を悼み斗酒隻鶏の思いを捧げる
Mourning his friend's death, he offers his respects with wine and chicken.

Usage Notes

Used to express sadness and grief over the death of a person.

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