- 1. [v5m, vt] to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.) (uk)
- 2. [v5m, vt] to pick up and eat; to snack on (uk)
- 3. [v5m, vt] to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up (uk)
- 4. [v5m, vt] to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate — usu. in the passive (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | つまむ | (tsumamu) |
| Polite | つまみます | (tsumamimasu) |
| Past, plain | つまんだ | (tsumanda) |
| Past, polite | つまみました | (tsumamimashita) |
| Negative, plain | つままない | (tsumamanai) |
| Negative, polite | つまみません | (tsumamimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | つままなかった | (tsumamanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | つまみませんでした | (tsumamimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | つまんで | (tsumande) |
| Potential | つまめる | (tsumameru) |
| Volitional | つまもう | (tsumamou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | つまめば | (tsumameba) |
| Passive | つままれる | (tsumamareru) |
| Causative | つまませる | (tsumamaseru) |
| Imperative | つまめ | (tsumame) |
Kanji in this word
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pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarizeOn: テキ (teki)Kun: つ.む (tsu.mu)
Example Sentences
息を止めて鼻をつまみなさい。
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.