Give birth, produce in Japanese 🇯🇵

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### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "うむ"
Think of "うむ" as the act of welcoming something new into existence, like a "UMbrella" opening up to reveal something inside.

### Explanations
– "うむ" (umu) is used to describe the act of giving birth or producing something.
– It can be both literal (giving birth to a child) and metaphorical (producing a result, creating something).

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– 生む (うむ, umu) – This kanji variant also means to give birth or produce.
– 産む (うむ, umu) – This kanji is more specifically used for giving birth to living beings, usually animals or humans.
– 出産する (しゅっさんする, shussan suru) – To give birth (more formal)
– 製造する (せいぞうする, seizō suru) – To manufacture or produce (specifically for objects and products)

### Conjugations of "うむ"
Being an u-verb, it conjugates regularly:

– Present: うむ (umu) – gives birth, produces
– Past: うんだ (unda) – gave birth, produced
– Negative: うまない (umanai) – does not give birth, does not produce
– Polite Present: うみます (umimasu) – gives birth, produces (polite)
– Polite Past: うみました (umimaa) – gave birth, produced (polite)
– Polite Negative: うみません (umimasen) – does not give birth, does not produce (polite)
– Te-form: うんで (unde) – giving birth, producing (for connection to other verbs or phrases)
– Potential: うめる (umeru) – can give birth, can produce

### Examples of Sentences
1. Present
– 彼女は元気な赤ちゃんをうむ。
Kanojo wa genki na akachan o umu.
She gives birth to a healthy baby.

2. Past
– 昨日、猫が三匹の子猫をうんだ。
Kinō, neko ga sanbiki no koneko o unda.
Yesterday, the cat gave birth to three kittens.

3. Negative
– その木はこの気候では果実をうまない。
Sono ki wa kono kikō de wa kajitsu o umanai.
That tree does not produce fruit in this climate.

4. Polite Present
– 医者が彼女に元気な赤ちゃんをうみますと言いました。
Isha ga kanojo ni genki na akachan o umimasu to iimaa.
The doctor said that she will give birth to a healthy baby.

5. Polite Past
– 彼女は昨夜元気な赤ちゃんをうみました。
Kanojo wa sakuya genki na akachan o umimaa.
She gave birth to a healthy baby last night.

6. Te-form
– 彼は新しいアイデアをうんで、プロジェクトが大成功しました。
Kare wa atarashī aidea o unde, purojekuto ga daseikō shimaa.
He came up with a new idea, and the project was a great success.

7. Potential
– 彼女はたくさんの良いアイデアをうめる人です。
Kanojo wa takusan no yoi aidea o umeru hito desu.
She is someone who can produce many good ideas.

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