Japanese

ひそむ
Meaning: to lurk; to be hidden
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

潜
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Example sentences

Behind that problem, a serious danger lurks.
深い森の奥には、正体不明の獣が潜んでいる。
In the depths of the deep forest, an unidentified beast is lurking.
伝説の龍が洞窟の奥に潜んでいる。
A legendary dragon is hidden in the depths of the cave.
警察は犯人が潜んでいる建物を包囲した
The police surrounded the building where the suspect was hiding.
勇者は森の奥に潜む恐ろしい魔獣を倒した。
The hero defeated the terrifying magical beast lurking deep in the forest.
洞窟の奥には恐ろしいゴブリンが潜んでいた。
A terrifying goblin was lurking in the depths of the cave.
その昔、この海域には恐ろしい海賊が潜んでいた。
In the past, fearsome pirates lurked in these waters.
我が軍は、山中に潜む残敵を掃討した。
Our army mopped up the remaining enemy forces hiding in the mountains.
山には含牙戴角の荒ぶる獣たちが潜んでいる。
Wild beasts with fangs and horns lurk in the mountains.
この制度には多くの弊竇が潜んでいる。
Many defects are hidden within this system.

Usage Notes

Refers to things that are hidden from view or existing latently within something.

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