楽しむ
たのしむ
to enjoy
Tanoshimu (楽しむ) is a godan verb meaning "to enjoy". Its polite form is 楽しみます (tanoshimimasu), its te form is 楽しんで (tanoshinde), its past form is 楽しんだ (tanoshinda), and its negative form is 楽しまない (tanoshimanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Tanoshimu (楽しむ) conjugation quick reference
楽しむ means "to enjoy". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tanoshimu 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.
How to use Tanoshimu: grammar notes
•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 with Tanoshimu
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
Tanoshimu (楽しむ) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 楽しむ | tanoshimu |
| Masu Form | 楽しみます | tanoshimimasu |
| Te Form | 楽しんで | tanoshinde |
| Past Form | 楽しんだ | tanoshinda |
| Negative Form | 楽しまない | tanoshimanai |
| Past Negative | 楽しまなかった | tanoshimanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 楽しみます | tanoshimimasu |
| Polite Past | 楽しみました | tanoshimimashita |
| Polite Negative | 楽しみません | tanoshimimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 楽しみませんでした | tanoshimimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 楽しめる | tanoshimeru |
| Passive Form | 楽しまれる | tanoshimareru |
| Causative Form | 楽しませる | tanoshimaseru |
| Causative Passive | 楽しまされる | tanoshimasareru |
| Volitional Form | 楽しもう | tanoshimou |
| Imperative Form | 楽しめ | tanoshime |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 楽しめば | tanoshimeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 楽しんだら | tanoshindara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 楽しんでいる | tanoshindeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 楽しみたい | tanoshimitai |
| Prohibition | 楽しむな | tanoshimuna |