JLPT N3 · Verb

摘む (tsumu)

摘む (つむ, tsumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pick; to pluck”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
つむ
Romaji
tsumu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to pick; to pluck · godan verb, transitive
  2. to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

キャシーは花を摘むのをやめました。
Cathy stopped picking flowers.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 摘む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary摘むつむ tsumu
Polite (~masu)摘みますつみます tsumimasu
Negative摘まないつまない tsumanai
Polite negative摘みませんつみません tsumimasen
Past摘んだつんだ tsunda
Polite past摘みましたつみました tsumimashita
Negative past摘まなかったつまなかった tsumanakatta
Te-form摘んでつんで tsunde
Potential摘めるつめる tsumeru
Passive摘まれるつまれる tsumareru
Causative摘ませるつませる tsumaseru
Volitional摘もうつもう tsumou
Imperative摘めつめ tsume
Conditional (~ba)摘めばつめば tsumeba

Kanji in 摘む

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 摘む.

Source: JMdict entry 1437060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.