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Questions & Answers about itami ni taemashita.
How do you read 痛み に 耐えました。?
It is read:
いたみ に たえました。
Itami ni taemashita.
A more natural written form in Japanese would usually be:
痛みに耐えました。
Japanese normally does not use spaces between words.
What is the dictionary form of 耐えました?
The dictionary form is 耐える (たえる).
So:
- 耐える = to endure, to withstand, to bear
- 耐えました = endured / withstood / bore
耐えました is the polite past form.
Why is the particle に used after 痛み?
This is a very common question, because in English we often think of pain as the direct object: endure the pain.
But in Japanese, 耐える often takes に:
- 痛みに耐える = to endure pain
- 困難に耐える = to endure hardship
- 暑さに耐える = to withstand heat
So with 耐える, the thing being endured is commonly marked by に, not を.
You can think of it as:
- to hold out against pain
- to withstand pain
That is why 痛みに耐えました is natural.
Can I say 痛みを耐えました instead?