I Love Kanji盗む (nusumu)
盗む (ぬすむ, nusumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to steal”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ぬすむ
- Romaji
- nusumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to steal · godan verb, transitive
- to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn · godan verb, transitive
- to do stealthily · godan verb, transitive · oft. as 目を盗んで
- to do during scant time · godan verb, transitive · usu. as 暇を盗んで
- to steal a base · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 盗む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 盗みます | ぬすみます nusumimasu |
| Negative | 盗まない | ぬすまない nusumanai |
| Polite negative | 盗みません | ぬすみません nusumimasen |
| Past | 盗んだ | ぬすんだ nusunda |
| Polite past | 盗みました | ぬすみました nusumimashita |
| Negative past | 盗まなかった | ぬすまなかった nusumanakatta |
| Te-form | 盗んで | ぬすんで nusunde |
| Potential | 盗める | ぬすめる nusumeru |
| Passive | 盗まれる | ぬすまれる nusumareru |
| Causative | 盗ませる | ぬすませる nusumaseru |
| Volitional | 盗もう | ぬすもう nusumou |
| Imperative | 盗め | ぬすめ nusume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 盗めば | ぬすめば nusumeba |
Kanji in 盗む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盗む.
Source: JMdict entry 1448440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.