苦汁をなめる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 苦汁をなめる | 苦汁をなめない |
| Polite | 苦汁をなめます | 苦汁をなめません |
| Past polite | 苦汁をなめました | 苦汁をなめませんでした |
| Past | 苦汁をなめた | 苦汁をなめなかった |
| Te-form | 苦汁をなめて | 苦汁をなめないで |
| Desire | 苦汁をなめたい | 苦汁をなめたくない |
| Potential | 苦汁をなめられるalso 苦汁をなめれる | 苦汁をなめられないalso 苦汁をなめれない |
| Passive | 苦汁をなめられる | 苦汁をなめられない |
| Causative | 苦汁をなめさせる | 苦汁をなめさせない |
| Causative passive | 苦汁をなめさせられる | 苦汁をなめさせられない |
| Volitional | 苦汁をなめよう | |
| Polite volitional | 苦汁をなめましょう | |
| Imperative | 苦汁をなめろ | 苦汁をなめるな |
| Conditional | 苦汁をなめれば | 苦汁をなめなければ |
| Tara conditional | 苦汁をなめたら | 苦汁をなめなかったら |
have a bitter experience; taste the bitterness of life
Idiomatic expression meaning to go through a painful or humiliating experience, often involving failure or hardship. Literally 'to lick bitter juice'.
The bitter experiences he went through when he was young made him stronger today.
The new business venture failed, and the president had a bitter experience.