踏む
ふむ
to step on, to tread on
Fumu (踏む) is a godan verb meaning "to step on, to tread on". Its polite form is 踏みます (fumimasu), its te form is 踏んで (funde), its past form is 踏んだ (funda), and its negative form is 踏まない (fumanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Fumu (踏む) conjugation quick reference
踏む means "to step on, to tread on". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Fumu example sentences
靴を踏みます。
I step on the shoes.
昨日、友だちの足を踏みました。
Yesterday, I stepped on my friend’s foot.
花を踏みません。
I don't step on flowers.
How to use Fumu: grammar notes
•Use the particle を before 踏む to show what you're stepping on — for example, 靴を踏む means "to step on a shoe."
•Be careful not to confuse 踏む with 歩く (to walk); 踏む is used when you step on something, often by accident or with pressure.
•When talking about accidentally stepping on someone or something, it's polite to say ごめんなさい or すみません afterward!
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Fumu
経験を踏む（けいけんをふむ）
to gain experience
- Example: 彼は多くの経験を踏んでいる。
He has a lot of experience.
手順を踏む（てじゅんをふむ）
to follow the steps/procedure
Fumu (踏む) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 踏む | fumu |
| Masu Form | 踏みます | fumimasu |
| Te Form | 踏んで | funde |
| Past Form | 踏んだ | funda |
| Negative Form | 踏まない | fumanai |
| Past Negative | 踏まなかった | fumanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 踏みます | fumimasu |
| Polite Past | 踏みました | fumimashita |
| Polite Negative | 踏みません | fumimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 踏みませんでした | fumimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 踏める | fumeru |
| Passive Form | 踏まれる | fumareru |
| Causative Form | 踏ませる | fumaseru |
| Causative Passive | 踏まされる | fumasareru |
| Volitional Form | 踏もう | fumou |
| Imperative Form | 踏め | fume |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 踏めば | fumeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 踏んだら | fundara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 踏んでいる | fundeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 踏みたい | fumitai |
| Prohibition | 踏むな | fumuna |