目を盗む
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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目 | 盗 |
め Grade: 1 |
ぬす Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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目を盜む (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
[edit]- 人目を盗む (hitome o nusumu)
Etymology
[edit]From 目 (“eyes”) + を (“to steal”) + 盗む. Literally: to steal (someone's) eyes.
Verb
[edit]目を盗む • (me o nusumu) godan (stem 目を盗み (me o nusumi), past 目を盗んだ (me o nusunda))
- (idiomatic) to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
Usage notes
[edit]Usually expressed in the form of 〜の目を盗んで〜.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "目を盗む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 目を盗ま | めをぬすま | me o nusuma |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 目を盗み | めをぬすみ | me o nusumi |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 目を盗む | めをぬすむ | me o nusumu |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 目を盗む | めをぬすむ | me o nusumu |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 目を盗め | めをぬすめ | me o nusume |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 目を盗め | めをぬすめ | me o nusume |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 目を盗まれる | めをぬすまれる | me o nusumareru |
Causative | 目を盗ませる 目を盗ます |
めをぬすませる めをぬすます |
me o nusumaseru me o nusumasu |
Potential | 目を盗める | めをぬすめる | me o nusumeru |
Volitional | 目を盗もう | めをぬすもう | me o nusumō |
Negative | 目を盗まない | めをぬすまない | me o nusumanai |
Negative continuative | 目を盗まず | めをぬすまず | me o nusumazu |
Formal | 目を盗みます | めをぬすみます | me o nusumimasu |
Perfective | 目を盗んだ | めをぬすんだ | me o nusunda |
Conjunctive | 目を盗んで | めをぬすんで | me o nusunde |
Hypothetical conditional | 目を盗めば | めをぬすめば | me o nusumeba |
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