妬む
ねたむ
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 妬むねたむ | 妬みますねたみます |
| Negative | 妬まないねたまない | 妬みませんねたみません |
| Past | 妬んだねたんだ | 妬みましたねたみました |
| Past negative | 妬まなかったねたまなかった | 妬みませんでしたねたみませんでした |
| Te-form | 妬んでねたんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 妬めるねためる |
| Passive | 妬まれるねたまれる |
| Causative | 妬ませるねたませる |
| Volitional | 妬もうねたもう |
| Imperative | 妬めねため |
| Conditional (ば) | 妬めばねためば |
| Conditional (たら) | 妬んだらねたんだら |
Example sentences
トムは友達を妬んだ。
Tom envied his friend.
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He was jealous of my success.
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He was jealous of their happiness.
トムはメアリーの出世を妬んだ。
Tom was jealous of Mary's success.
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She was jealous of her neighbor's good fortune.
More examples (9)
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Their envy was directed toward her beauty.
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Obviously, they are jealous of his wealth and status.
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Obviously, his companions were jealous of his wealth.
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He begrudges you your success.
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Everybody was jealous of my success.
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She is envious of my success.
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You must not be jealous of others' success.
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The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty.
彼は常時彼の才能をねたむ人々から中傷されることにうんざりしていた。
He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability.