Japanese

くちにふくむ
Meaning: to hold in one's mouth; to take a mouthful of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 口に含む 口に含まない
Polite 口に含みます 口に含みません
Past 口に含んだ 口に含まなかった
Polite + Past 口に含みました 口に含みませんでした
Te-form 口に含んで 口に含まなくて
Potential 口に含める 口に含めない
Passive 口に含まれる 口に含まれない
Causative 口に含ませる 口に含ませない
Causative + Passive 口に含まされる 口に含まされない
Imperative 口に含め 口に含むな

Handwriting

口
に
含
む

Example

He took a mouthful of warm soup.

Usage Notes

Describes the act of putting something in the mouth and keeping it there briefly without swallowing immediately.

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