組む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
組
く Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "組む"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	組む	く​む	[kúꜜmù]
Imperative (命令形)	組め	く​め	[kúꜜmè]
Key constructions
Passive	組まれる	くまれ​る	[kùmáréꜜrù]
Causative	組ませる	くませ​る	[kùmáséꜜrù]
Potential	組める	くめ​る	[kùméꜜrù]
Volitional	組もう	くも​ー	[kùmóꜜò]
Negative	組まない	くま​ない	[kùmáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	組まなかった	くま​なかった	[kùmáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	組みます	くみま​す	[kùmímáꜜsù]
Perfective	組んだ	く​んだ	[kúꜜǹdà]
Conjunctive	組んで	く​んで	[kúꜜǹdè]
Hypothetical conditional	組めば	く​めば	[kúꜜmèbà]

Verb

組(く)む • (kumu) transitive or intransitive godan (stem 組(く)み (kumi), past 組(く)んだ (kunda))

1. (transitive) intertwine (strings and similar); cross (one's arms or legs); braid (hair)
2. (transitive) build (out of poles, strings, or similar); put up
3. (transitive) put together; organize (parts into a whole); compose; put (e.g. soldiers) into a formation; compile (a list or timetable); write (a computer program)
4. (intransitive) grapple (with someone); wrestle (with); fight (with)
5. (intransitive) collaborate (with someone); conspire (with); partner (with); unite (with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "組む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	組ま	くま	kuma
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	組み	くみ	kumi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	組む	くむ	kumu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	組む	くむ	kumu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	組め	くめ	kume
Meireikei ("imperative")	組め	くめ	kume
Key constructions
Passive	組まれる	くまれる	kumareru
Causative	組ませる 組ます	くませる くます	kumaseru kumasu
Potential	組める	くめる	kumeru
Volitional	組もう	くもう	kumō
Negative	組まない	くまない	kumanai
Negative continuative	組まず	くまず	kumazu
Formal	組みます	くみます	kumimasu
Perfective	組んだ	くんだ	kunda
Conjunctive	組んで	くんで	kunde
Hypothetical conditional	組めば	くめば	kumeba