企む
たくらむ
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 企むたくらむ | 企みますたくらみます |
| Negative | 企まないたくらまない | 企みませんたくらみません |
| Past | 企んだたくらんだ | 企みましたたくらみました |
| Past negative | 企まなかったたくらまなかった | 企みませんでしたたくらみませんでした |
| Te-form | 企んでたくらんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 企めるたくらめる |
| Passive | 企まれるたくらまれる |
| Causative | 企ませるたくらませる |
| Volitional | 企もうたくらもう |
| Imperative | 企めたくらめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 企めばたくらめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 企んだらたくらんだら |
Example sentences
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What is he up to?
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You're planning something, aren't you?
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I was not aware of the trick.
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Tom is definitely up to something!
ヤニーは日本旅行を企んでます。
Yanni is planning a trip to Japan.
More examples (10)
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I think he is planning something.
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He is always up to no good.
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I know what your game is.
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He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.
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To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.
投資家グループは、レバレッジドバイアウトを企んでいる。
An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm.
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He schemed to evade tax.
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They are plotting to kill the king.
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Who is behind the plot?
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What was he up to then?