Japanese

あぐむ
Meaning: to be tired of; to be weary of; to be unable to continue
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

倦
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Example

I tried to find a solution, but got tired of thinking about it and gave up.

Usage Notes

Often attached to the stem of another verb as 「〜あぐむ」 to mean being tired of or getting stuck doing that action. For example, 「考えあぐむ」 (kanga-agumu) means to be tired of thinking or unable to come up with an idea.

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