好む
このむ
to like; to prefer
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to like; to prefer
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 好むこのむ | 好みますこのみます |
| Negative | 好まないこのまない | 好みませんこのみません |
| Past | 好んだこのんだ | 好みましたこのみました |
| Past negative | 好まなかったこのまなかった | 好みませんでしたこのみませんでした |
| Te-form | 好んでこのんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 好めるこのめる |
| Passive | 好まれるこのまれる |
| Causative | 好ませるこのませる |
| Volitional | 好もうこのもう |
| Imperative | 好めこのめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 好めばこのめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 好んだらこのんだら |
Example sentences
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Misery loves company.
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He prefers the quiet.
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Who loves war?
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The cat prefers fish to meat.
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I don't care for alcoholic drinks.
More examples (10)
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She favors quiet colors.
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I don't care for imitation.
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I don't care for meat.
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In summer, people prefer the sea.
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He prefers poetry to fiction.
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He doesn't care for sweet things.
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Both his wife and he like it.
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Not anybody likes this book.
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Man likes bright sunshine.
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I don't care for him.