Japanese

める

もめる
Meaning: to disagree; to dispute; to be in a mess
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 揉める 揉めない
Polite 揉めます 揉めません
Past 揉めた 揉めなかった
Polite + Past 揉めました 揉めませんでした
Te-form 揉めて 揉めなくて
Potential 揉められる 揉められない
Passive 揉められる 揉められない
Causative 揉めさせる 揉めさせない
Imperative 揉めろ 揉めるな

Handwriting

揉
め
る

Example

In the meeting, there was a dispute over the budget for the new project.

Usage Notes

Describes a situation where people are arguing or where things are not going smoothly due to disagreement.

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