Japanese

うるむ
Meaning: to become wet; to be teary; to be blurred
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

潤
む

Example

Her eyes were moist with emotion.

Usage Notes

Commonly used to describe eyes welling up with tears or lights becoming blurred by moisture.

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