- 1. [v5m, vt] to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for
- 2. [v5m, vt] to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to
- 3. [v5m, vt] to see; to command (a view of); to overlook
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | のぞむ | (nozomu) |
| Polite | のぞみます | (nozomimasu) |
| Past, plain | のぞんだ | (nozonda) |
| Past, polite | のぞみました | (nozomimashita) |
| Negative, plain | のぞまない | (nozomanai) |
| Negative, polite | のぞみません | (nozomimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | のぞまなかった | (nozomanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | のぞみませんでした | (nozomimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | のぞんで | (nozonde) |
| Potential | のぞめる | (nozomeru) |
| Volitional | のぞもう | (nozomou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | のぞめば | (nozomeba) |
| Passive | のぞまれる | (nozomareru) |
| Causative | のぞませる | (nozomaseru) |
| Imperative | のぞめ | (nozome) |
Kanji in this word
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望
ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expectOn: ボウ (bou)、 モウ (mou)Kun: のぞ.む (nozo.mu)、 もち (mochi)
Example Sentences
全国民が平和を望んでいる。
The whole nation wants peace.
健康でなければ成功を望めない。
Without health, we can not hope for success.