涙ぐむ · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 涙ぐむ | 涙ぐまない |
| Polite | 涙ぐみます | 涙ぐみません |
| Past polite | 涙ぐみました | 涙ぐみませんでした |
| Past | 涙ぐんだ | 涙ぐまなかった |
| Te-form | 涙ぐんで | 涙ぐまないで |
| Desire | 涙ぐみたい | 涙ぐみたくない |
| Potential | 涙ぐめる | 涙ぐめない |
| Passive | 涙ぐまれる | 涙ぐまれない |
| Causative | 涙ぐませる | 涙ぐませない |
| Causative passive | 涙ぐませられるalso 涙ぐまされる | 涙ぐませられないalso 涙ぐまされない |
| Volitional | 涙ぐもう | |
| Polite volitional | 涙ぐみましょう | |
| Imperative | 涙ぐめ | 涙ぐむな |
| Conditional | 涙ぐめば | 涙ぐまなければ |
| Tara conditional | 涙ぐんだら | 涙ぐまなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
Describes the state of becoming teary-eyed, often due to emotion. The verb is intransitive and focuses on the welling up of tears rather than crying fully.
Hearing the moving story, I was involuntarily moved to tears.
She had tears in her eyes at the words of farewell.