JLPT N5 vocabulary
住む: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
すむ1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 住む | 住 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 住 | 住 |
| Polite presentます形 | 住 | 住 |
| Polite pastました形 | 住 | 住 |
| Te-formて形 | 住 | 住 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 住 | 住 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 住 | 住 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 住 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 住 | 住 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 住 | 住む |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 住 | 住 |
| Passive受身形 | 住 | 住 |
| Make / let使役形 | 住 | 住 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 住 | 住 |
Example sentences
海外に住む間は両親に時々連絡することだ。
You should get in contact with your parents sometimes while you're living overseas.
言葉が理解できない国に住むのは辛いものがある。
Living in a country where you don't understand the language is a difficult thing.
島国に住んでいるのかと思うほどシーフードを食べる。
They eat so much seafood that you'd think they lived in an island country.