摘む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 摘む | 摘まない |
| Polite | 摘みます | 摘みません |
| Past polite | 摘みました | 摘みませんでした |
| Past | 摘んだ | 摘まなかった |
| Te-form | 摘んで | 摘まないで |
| Desire | 摘みたい | 摘みたくない |
| Potential | 摘める | 摘めない |
| Passive | 摘まれる | 摘まれない |
| Causative | 摘ませる | 摘ませない |
| Causative passive | 摘ませられるalso 摘まされる | 摘ませられないalso 摘まされない |
| Volitional | 摘もう | |
| Polite volitional | 摘みましょう | |
| Imperative | 摘め | 摘むな |
| Conditional | 摘めば | 摘まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 摘んだら | 摘まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for picking or plucking small objects such as flowers, leaves, buds, or fruit by hand, often with a pinching motion.
I picked a rose in the garden.
They carefully pick tea leaves one by one.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Only when written 摘む
Used for cutting or trimming small parts of plants, such as stems, leaves, or buds, often with scissors or fingers. Restricted to the kanji 摘む.
I trimmed the overgrown branches to shape the plant.
I nip off the tips of the herbs before cooking.
I picked flowers in the garden and arranged them in a vase.
The work of picking new tea buds began in the tea field.
I trimmed the tips of the branches to shape the plant.
紡ぐ (つむぐ) and 摘む (つむ) sound alike but 摘む means to pick or pluck something, not to spin thread.
picking mulberry leaves; mulberry-leaf pickers
cotton picking