Bite, chew in Japanese 🇯🇵

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### Tips to Remember the Word "かむ"
– Visual association: Imagine someone "chewing" (かむ) a piece of gum, since "gum" sounds similar to "かむ".
– Sound association: The word かむ can be remembered through the sound "ka-mu" as if you are biting into something with a "mu" sound of chewing.

### Explanations
– かむ (kamu) is a verb in Japanese that means "to bite" or "to chew".

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– 噛み砕く (かみくだく, kamikudaku): To crush with teeth, to chew up.
– 噛みちぎる (かみちぎる, kamichigiru): To bite off.
– 咬む (かむ): Also means to bite, in the context of an animal's bite.

### Conjugations
– Present/Future Tense: かむ (kamu)
– 私はガムをかむ。 (Watashi wa gamu o kamu.) – I chew gum.
– Past Tense: かんだ (kanda)
– 犬が私をかんだ。 (Inu ga watashi o kanda.) – The dog bit me.
– Negative Form: かまない (kamanai)
– 私はそのパンをかまない。 (Watashi wa sono pan o kamamai.) – I don't chew that bread.
– Negative Past Form: かまなかった (kamanakatta)
– 彼はそのお菓子をかまなかった。 (Kare wa sono okashi o kamanakatta.) – He didn't chew that candy.
– Te-form: かんで (kande)
– よくかんで食べてください。 (Yoku kande tabete kudasai.) – Please chew well before swallowing.
– Potential Form: かめる (kameru)
– 私は硬いものをかめません。 (Watashi wa katai mono o kamemasen.) – I cannot chew hard things.
– Volitional Form: かもう (kamou)
– おいしいからもっとかもう。 (Oishii kara motto kamou.) – Because it is delicious, let’s chew more.

### Example Sentences
– Present/Future Tense:
– 彼は何かをかんでいる。 (Kare wa nanika o kande iru.) – He is chewing something.
– Past Tense:
– 昨日猫が彼の靴をかんだ。 (Kinou neko ga kare no kutsu o kanda.) – Yesterday, the cat bit his shoe.
– Negative Form:
– 私は魚の骨をかみません。 (Watashi wa sakana no hone o kamimasen.) – I don't chew fish bones.
– Negative Past Form:
– そのお菓子をかまなかったから、飲み込みました。 (Sono okashi o kamanakatta kara, nomikomimaa.) – I swallowed it because I didn't chew that candy.
– Te-form:
– この薬をかんで飲んでください。(Kono kusuri o kande nonde kudasai.) – Please chew this medicine before swallowing.
– Potential Form:
– 彼は痛みであまりかめない。 (Kare wa itami de amari kame nai.) – He cannot chew much due to pain.
– Volitional Form:
– ごはんをしっかりかもう。 (Gohan o shikkari kamou.) – Let's chew our rice thoroughly.

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