godan verb (v5m, vi) · N5
住むsumu
to live, to reside
- to liveof humans
- to reside
- to inhabit
Remember it
Connect the sound to "zoom". Picture a house zooming into place in a scene for "to live, to reside" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 住む | 住んだ | 住まない | 住まなかった |
Formal -masu base | 住みます | 住みました | 住みません | 住みませんでした |
te-form
住んで
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5