休む
やすむ
to rest, to have a break, to get time off
Godan verbJLPT N5
Example Sentences
学校を休みます。
I will be absent from school.
昨日、会社を休みました。
I took a day off work yesterday.
今日は休みません。
I’m not taking a break today.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use 休む with the particle を when saying you are taking a break from something—like 学校を休みます (I’m taking a day off from school).
•To say a person is resting or taking time off, just use 休みます after the subject with が or は—like 田中さんは休みます (Tanaka-san is taking time off).
•Don’t confuse 休み (noun: rest/break) with 休む (verb: to rest)—for example, 昼休み is “lunch break,” but 昼休みに休みます means “I rest during lunch break.”
•JLPT N5 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
学校を休む（がっこうをやすむ）
to be absent from school
仕事を休む（しごとをやすむ）
to take time off work
少し休みましょう（すこしやすみましょう）
Let's take a short break
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
休む
Masu Form
休みます
Te Form
休んで
Past Form
休んだ
Negative Form
休まない
Past Negative
休まなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
休みます
Polite Past
休みました
Polite Negative
休みません
Polite Past Negative
休みませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
休める
Passive Form
休まれる
Causative Form
休ませる
Causative Passive
休まされる
Volitional Form
休もう
Imperative Form
休め
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
休めば
Conditional (たら)
休んだら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
休んでいる
Desire (たい)
休みたい
Prohibition
休むな