Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000望む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 望む | 望まない |
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| Polite | 望みます | 望みません |
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| Past polite | 望みました | 望みませんでした |
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| Past | 望んだ | 望まなかった |
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| Te-form | 望んで | 望まないで |
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| Desire | 望みたい | 望みたくない |
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| Potential | 望める | 望めない |
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| Passive | 望まれる | 望まれない |
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| Causative | 望ませる | 望ませない |
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| Causative passive | 望ませられるalso 望まされる | 望ませられないalso 望まされない |
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| Volitional | 望もう | |
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| Polite volitional | 望みましょう | |
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| Imperative | 望め | 望むな |
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| Conditional | 望めば | 望まなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 望んだら | 望まなかったら |
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Usage patterns
〈事〉を望むto wish for/hope for something
He wishes for a peaceful world.
〈人〉に〈事〉を望むto hope/expect something of someone
The parents hope for a happy life for their child.
〈場所〉を望むto command a view of a place; to overlook a place
You can see Mount Fuji from this room.
Expressions· 7
望みの綱one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope 一縷の望みsliver of hope; ray of hope; gleam of hope 望みが適うhave one's wish come true; have one's wish realized 望むところwhat one desires; what one hopes for · suits me well; bring it on; make my day
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隴を得て蜀を望むnever satisfied with what one gets; always wanting more; give an inch and take a mile