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読よむ (yomu)

to read

  • JLPT N5
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #149 most frequent

Meaning

読む (よむ, yomu) is a JLPT N5 verb meaning “to read”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは雑誌ざっしを読よんでいます。

She's reading a magazine.

僕ぼくは本ほんを読よみます。

I read books.

この本ほんを読よみなさい。

Read this book.

私わたしは漫画まんがを読よみます。

I read comic books.

Conjugation table

読む (よむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary読む よむyomu
Negative読まない よまないyomanai
Past読んだ よんだyonda
Past negative読まなかった よまなかったyomanakatta
Polite (ます)読みます よみますyomimasu
Polite negative読みません よみませんyomimasen
Polite past読みました よみましたyomimashita
Polite past negative読みませんでした よみませんでしたyomimasendeshita
Te-form読んで よんでyonde
Conditional (ば)読めば よめばyomeba
Conditional (たら)読んだら よんだらyondara
Potential読める よめるyomeru
Passive読まれる よまれるyomareru
Causative読ませる よませるyomaseru
Causative-passive読ませられる よませられるyomaserareru
Volitional読もう よもうyomou
Volitional polite読みましょう よみましょうyomimashou
Imperative読め よめyome
Desire (たい)読みたい よみたいyomitai

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