営む
いとなむ
to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)- to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
- to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 営むいとなむ | 営みますいとなみます |
| Negative | 営まないいとなまない | 営みませんいとなみません |
| Past | 営んだいとなんだ | 営みましたいとなみました |
| Past negative | 営まなかったいとなまなかった | 営みませんでしたいとなみませんでした |
| Te-form | 営んでいとなんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 営めるいとなめる |
| Passive | 営まれるいとなまれる |
| Causative | 営ませるいとなませる |
| Volitional | 営もういとなもう |
| Imperative | 営めいとなめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 営めばいとなめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 営んだらいとなんだら |
Example sentences
マンガ喫茶を営んでいます。
I own a comic book store.
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He has carried on his business as a builder for many years.
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My parents were running a silk farm.
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I am doing business on a large scale.
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He is doing business on a large scale.
More examples (6)
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He is managing the business for his father.
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The island was inhabited by a fishing people.
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He decided to stay and carry on his father's business.
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Into this broad category fall companies that run money lending and insurance businesses.
すべて国民は、健康で文化的な最低限度の生活を営む権利を有する。
All people shall have the right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living.
集団生活を営む動物は全て、情報を交換したり秩序ある集団を維持するため何らかの伝達方法を持っている。
All social animals use some methods of communication to exchange information and to maintain an orderly community.