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くむ (kumu)

to serve sake

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  • Godan verb
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Meaning

酌む (くむ, kumu) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to serve sake”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

小ちいさなバケツで水みずをくんだの。

I scooped up some water with a small bucket.

新福菜館の流れを汲む。

It follows in the tradition of Shinpuku Saikan.

バケツに水みずを汲くんでくるよ。

I'll get a bucket of water.

井戸いどから水みずをくんできてください。

Please draw water from the well.

Conjugation table

酌む (くむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary酌む くむkumu
Negative酌まない くまないkumanai
Past酌んだ くんだkunda
Past negative酌まなかった くまなかったkumanakatta
Polite (ます)酌みます くみますkumimasu
Polite negative酌みません くみませんkumimasen
Polite past酌みました くみましたkumimashita
Polite past negative酌みませんでした くみませんでしたkumimasendeshita
Te-form酌んで くんでkunde
Conditional (ば)酌めば くめばkumeba
Conditional (たら)酌んだら くんだらkundara
Potential酌める くめるkumeru
Passive酌まれる くまれるkumareru
Causative酌ませる くませるkumaseru
Causative-passive酌ませられる くませられるkumaserareru
Volitional酌もう くもうkumou
Volitional polite酌みましょう くみましょうkumimashou
Imperative酌め くめkume
Desire (たい)酌みたい くみたいkumitai

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