望む
のぞむ
to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for- to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to
- to see; to command (a view of); to overlook
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 望むのぞむ | 望みますのぞみます |
| Negative | 望まないのぞまない | 望みませんのぞみません |
| Past | 望んだのぞんだ | 望みましたのぞみました |
| Past negative | 望まなかったのぞまなかった | 望みませんでしたのぞみませんでした |
| Te-form | 望んでのぞんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 望めるのぞめる |
| Passive | 望まれるのぞまれる |
| Causative | 望ませるのぞませる |
| Volitional | 望もうのぞもう |
| Imperative | 望めのぞめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 望めばのぞめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 望んだらのぞんだら |
Example sentences
望んでも無駄だ。
It is not good wishing.
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He hoped to succeed.
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Everybody desires happiness.
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I hope so.
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He is desirous of going abroad.