噛む
かむ
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to bite- to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
- to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
- to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
All 6 meanings
- to be involved in
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
- to convince; to persuadeArchaic
- to chew (strongly)Rare
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 噛むかむ | 噛みますかみます |
| Negative | 噛まないかまない | 噛みませんかみません |
| Past | 噛んだかんだ | 噛みましたかみました |
| Past negative | 噛まなかったかまなかった | 噛みませんでしたかみませんでした |
| Te-form | 噛んでかんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 噛めるかめる |
| Passive | 噛まれるかまれる |
| Causative | 噛ませるかませる |
| Volitional | 噛もうかもう |
| Imperative | 噛めかめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 噛めばかめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 噛んだらかんだら |
Example sentences
犬に噛まれた。
I got bitten by a dog.
蛇に噛まれた。
I was bitten by a snake.
この犬は噛む。
This dog bites.
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I bit my lip.
なに噛んでるの?
What are you crunching on?
More examples (10)
蚊に噛まれたよ。
I got bitten by mosquitoes.
蜘蛛に噛まれた。
I was bitten by a spider.
サルに噛まれた。
I was bitten by a monkey.
噛むと痛いですか。
Does it hurt when you chew?
あなたの犬は噛む?
Does your dog bite?
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She bit him.
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Ouch! I bit my tongue.
馬がトムを噛んだ。
A horse bit Tom.
ゾンビに噛まれた。
I was bitten by a zombie.
ウツボに噛まれた。
I was bitten by a moray eel.