産む (うむ, umu) Japanese meaning: give birth | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000産む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 産む | 産まない |
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| Polite | 産みます | 産みません |
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| Past polite | 産みました | 産みませんでした |
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| Past | 産んだ | 産まなかった |
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| Te-form | 産んで | 産まないで |
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| Desire | 産みたい | 産みたくない |
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| Potential | 産める | 産めない |
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| Passive | 産まれる | 産まれない |
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| Causative | 産ませる | 産ませない |
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| Causative passive | 産ませられるalso 産まされる | 産ませられないalso 産まされない |
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| Volitional | 産もう | |
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| Polite volitional | 産みましょう | |
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| Imperative | 産め | 産むな |
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| Conditional | 産めば | 産まなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 産んだら | 産まなかったら |
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She gave birth to a healthy baby boy last month.
This turtle lays many eggs at once.
Usage patterns
卵を産むto lay eggs
This chicken lays an egg every day.
双子を産むto give birth to twins
She gave birth to twins last month.
利益を生むto yield profit
This business generated a large profit.
結果を生むto produce a result
His efforts produced a good result.
誤解を生むto give rise to misunderstanding
A vague explanation can give rise to misunderstanding.
Expressions
生みの親biological parent · founder; creator; originator 鳶が鷹を生むa black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk
生む is the plain base verb for giving birth or producing something, while 生み出す adds a sense of deliberate, active effort in bringing it forth.
