取り組む

とりくむtorikumu

tackle

Godan verb, group 1, ending -mu.

Conjugated like 読む, 飲む, 含む, 苦しむ, 挟む, 沈む

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative取り組みますとりくみますtorikumimasu
    2. negative取り組みませんとりくみませんtorikumimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative取り組みましたとりくみましたtorikumimashita
    2. negative取り組みませんでしたとりくみませんでしたtorikumimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 取り組んでとりくんでtorikunde
    2. request取り組んでくださいとりくんでくださいtorikunde kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 取り組みましょうとりくみましょうtorikumimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative取り組みたいとりくみたいtorikumitai
    2. negative取り組みたくないとりくみたくないtorikumitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative取り組むとりくむtorikumu
    2. negative取り組まないとりくまないtorikumanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative取り組んだとりくんだtorikunda
    2. negative取り組まなかったとりくまなかったtorikumanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain取り組んでいるとりくんでいるtorikunde iru
    2. polite取り組んでいますとりくんでいますtorikunde imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain取り組めるとりくめるtorikumeru
    2. polite取り組めますとりくめますtorikumemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 取り組んだらとりくんだらtorikundara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain取り組まれるとりくまれるtorikumareru
    2. polite取り組まれますとりくまれますtorikumaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 取り組もうとりくもうtorikumō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order取り組めとりくめtorikume
    2. ban取り組むなとりくむなtorikumu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative取り組めばとりくめばtorikumeba
    2. negative取り組まなければとりくまなければtorikumanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain取り組ませるとりくませるtorikumaseru
    2. polite取り組ませますとりくませますtorikumasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain取り組ませられるとりくませられるtorikumaserareru
    2. polite取り組ませられますとりくませられますtorikumaseraremasu