生む
うむ
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce
JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L14
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)- to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 生むうむ | 生みますうみます |
| Negative | 生まないうまない | 生みませんうみません |
| Past | 生んだうんだ | 生みましたうみました |
| Past negative | 生まなかったうまなかった | 生みませんでしたうみませんでした |
| Te-form | 生んでうんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 生めるうめる |
| Passive | 生まれるうまれる |
| Causative | 生ませるうませる |
| Volitional | 生もううもう |
| Imperative | 生めうめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 生めばうめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 生んだらうんだら |
Example sentences
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Passion creates suffering.
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Practice makes perfect.
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Like breeds like.
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She will give birth to a child next month.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
More examples (10)
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Health and gaiety foster beauty.
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The chicken laid an egg this morning.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
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She gave birth to twin girls.
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She gave birth to twins a week ago.
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Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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Germany has produced many scientists.
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The town gave birth to many men of note.
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Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
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He is the greatest scientist that the world has ever produced.