Japanese

そねむ
Meaning: to be jealous; to envy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

嫉
む

Example

He is jealous of his friend's success.

Usage Notes

Used to express feelings of envy or jealousy towards someone else's good fortune or talent.

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