飲む

のむ

to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco)

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 呑む、飮む

Meanings

Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
to smoke (tobacco)
to swallow up; to engulf
to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to

All 7 meanings

to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	飲むのむ	飲みますのみます
Negative	飲まないのまない	飲みませんのみません
Past	飲んだのんだ	飲みましたのみました
Past negative	飲まなかったのまなかった	飲みませんでしたのみませんでした

Te-form	飲んでのんで
Potential	飲めるのめる
Passive	飲まれるのまれる
Causative	飲ませるのませる
Volitional	飲もうのもう
Imperative	飲めのめ
Conditional (ば)	飲めばのめば
Conditional (たら)	飲んだらのんだら

Example sentences

お薬くすり飲のんだ？

Have you taken your medicine yet?
何なに飲のみたい？

What do you want to drink?
何なにか飲のもう。

Let's drink something.
飲のんでたの？

Were you drinking?
何なにか飲のんで。

Drink something.

More examples (10)

黙だまって飲のめ。

Shut up and drink.
飲のみ過すぎた。

I've drunk too much.
ビール飲のむ？

Do you want to drink some beer?
薬くすりを飲のんで。

Take your medicine.
これを飲のめ。

Drink this.
水みずが飲のみたい。

I want to drink some water.
何なにが飲のみたい？

What do you want to drink?
何なに飲のんでるの？

What are you drinking?
飲のみたいです。

I want to drink it.
トムは飲のんだ。

Tom drank.