飲む
のむ
to drink
Nomu (飲む) is a godan verb meaning "to drink". Its polite form is 飲みます (nomimasu), its te form is 飲んで (nonde), its past form is 飲んだ (nonda), and its negative form is 飲まない (nomanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Nomu (飲む) conjugation quick reference
飲む means "to drink". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Nomu example sentences
毎日 みずを 飲みます。
I drink water every day.
きのう コーヒーを 飲みました。
I drank coffee yesterday.
ジュースを 飲みません。
I don’t drink juice.
How to use Nomu: grammar notes
•Use を after the thing being drunk: コーヒーを飲む means "drink coffee" — don't forget を!
•To say when or where you drink, use に or で: 朝に水を飲む (drink water in the morning), カフェでお茶を飲む (drink tea at a café).
•Don't use が before the drink — が marks the subject, but with 飲む, the drink is the object, so use を instead.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Nomu
水を飲む
to drink water
薬を飲む
to take (swallow) medicine
お酒を飲む
to drink alcohol
Nomu (飲む) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 飲む | nomu |
| Masu Form | 飲みます | nomimasu |
| Te Form | 飲んで | nonde |
| Past Form | 飲んだ | nonda |
| Negative Form | 飲まない | nomanai |
| Past Negative | 飲まなかった | nomanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 飲みます | nomimasu |
| Polite Past | 飲みました | nomimashita |
| Polite Negative | 飲みません | nomimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 飲みませんでした | nomimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 飲める | nomeru |
| Passive Form | 飲まれる | nomareru |
| Causative Form | 飲ませる | nomaseru |
| Causative Passive | 飲まされる | nomasareru |
| Volitional Form | 飲もう | nomou |
| Imperative Form | 飲め | nome |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 飲めば | nomeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 飲んだら | nondara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 飲んでいる | nondeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 飲みたい | nomitai |
| Prohibition | 飲むな | nomuna |