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What is the difference between 好き and 好む ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 好き and 好む ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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好む looks more objective, more formal. It is used in report or theory.
例
猫は魚を好みます。
多くの日本人はしょうゆを好む。
If you use 好き in these sentences, it looks too subjective. Probably it is understood as your personal opinion.
Note that 好き is sometimes used as "love", but 好む is never used.
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