No. 614 in Japanese
飲む
To drink.
In a sentence
私は毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee every morning.
In this sentence, '飲む' (nomu) refers to the act of consuming a beverage, specifically coffee in this example.
薬を飲まないといけません。
I need to take medicine.
Here, '飲む' is used metaphorically to mean 'to take' when referring to consuming medicine.
彼は私の話を飲み込んだようだ。
He seems to have understood my story.
In this context, '飲む' is part of the compound verb '飲み込む', which means 'to swallow' or 'to comprehend' figuratively, showing understanding.
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