楽しむ
たのしむ
to enjoy
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
友だちと映画を楽しみます。
I enjoy movies with my friends.
先週、パーティーを楽しみました。
I enjoyed the party last week.
あまりスポーツを楽しみません。
I don't really enjoy sports.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•楽む (たのしむ) usually uses the particle を before the thing you're enjoying—for example, 映画を楽しむ means "to enjoy a movie."
•Don't confuse 楽む (to enjoy) with 楽しい (たのしい), which is an adjective meaning "fun" or "enjoyable"—use 楽しむ as a verb when you're doing the enjoying.
•You can also use と with people when enjoying time together—for example, 友だちと楽しむ means "to enjoy (your time) with a friend."
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
旅行を楽しむ
To enjoy a trip
食事を楽しむ
To enjoy a meal
映画を楽しむ
To enjoy a movie
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
楽しむ
Masu Form
楽しみます
Te Form
楽しんで
Past Form
楽しんだ
Negative Form
楽しまない
Past Negative
楽しまなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
楽しみます
Polite Past
楽しみました
Polite Negative
楽しみません
Polite Past Negative
楽しみませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
楽しめる
Passive Form
楽しまれる
Causative Form
楽しませる
Causative Passive
楽しまされる
Volitional Form
楽しもう
Imperative Form
楽しめ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
楽しめば
Conditional (たら)
楽しんだら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
楽しんでいる
Desire (たい)
楽しみたい
Prohibition
楽しむな