目を盗む

Japanese
Kanji in this term
目 盗
め
Grade: 1		 ぬす
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
目を盜む (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 目 (“eyes”) +‎ を (“to steal”) +‎ 盗む. Literally: to steal (someone's) eyes.

Verb

目(め)を盗(ぬす)む • (me o nusumu) godan (stem 目(め)を盗(ぬす)み (me o nusumi), past 目(め)を盗(ぬす)んだ (me o nusunda))

  1. (idiomatic) to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
    母(はは)の目(め)を盗(ぬす)んで漫画(まんが)を読(よ)む
    haha no me o nusunde manga o yomu
    to read manga without being seen by mother

Usage notes

Usually expressed in the form of ～の目を盗んで～.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "目を盗む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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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