Japanese

やむ

くやむ
Meaning: to regret; to mourn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悔やむ 悔やまない
Polite 悔やみます 悔やみません
Past 悔やんだ 悔やまなかった
Polite + Past 悔やみました 悔やみませんでした
Te-form 悔やんで 悔やまなくて
Potential 悔やめる 悔やめない
Passive 悔やまれる 悔やまれない
Causative 悔やませる 悔やませない
Causative + Passive 悔やまされる 悔やまされない
Imperative 悔やめ 悔やむな

Handwriting

悔
や
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Example sentences

He deeply regrets not studying harder when he was young.
失敗を悔やむのも無理もない。
It's natural to regret failure.
もう終わったことだから、悔やんでもしようがない。
It's already over, so it's no use worrying about it.
彼は過去の罪業を悔やんだ。
He regretted his past sins.
今になって準備を怠ったことを悔やんでも、まさに後悔噬臍だ。
It is exactly 'too late for regrets' to mourn over the lack of preparation only now.

Usage Notes

Used for feeling sorry about a past action or for expressing condolences/mourning for a death.

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