いとなむ

営む

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

N5Common wordGodan verb (mu ending)
Godan verb (mu ending), Transitive verb
to run (a business)to operateto conductto practice (law, medicine, etc.)
Godan verb (mu ending), Transitive verb
to carry outto performto lead (a life)
Godan verb (mu ending), Transitive verb
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

Conjugations

Present辞書形
営む(いとなむ)
Negativeない形
営まない(いとなまない)
Pastた形
営んだ(いとなんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
営まなかった(いとなまなかった)
Te-formて形
営んで(いとなんで)

Example Sentences

(かれ)は長年建築業を営んできた。

He has carried on his business as a builder for many years.

(ぼく)は事業を大規模に営んでいる。

I am doing business on a large scale.

(かれ)は事業を大規模に営んでいる。

He is doing business on a large scale.

(かれ)が父親に代わって事業を営んでいる。

He is managing the business for his father.

その(しま)には漁業を営む人たちが住んでいた。

The island was inhabited by a fishing people.