撮る

とるtoru

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Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 黙る, 助かる, 録る

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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撮りますとりますtorimasu
    2. negative撮りませんとりませんtorimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative撮りましたとりましたtorimashita
    2. negative撮りませんでしたとりませんでしたtorimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 撮ってとってtotte
    2. request撮ってくださいとってくださいtotte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 撮りましょうとりましょうtorimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative撮りたいとりたいtoritai
    2. negative撮りたくないとりたくないtoritakunai
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撮るとるtoru
    2. negative撮らないとらないtoranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative撮ったとったtotta
    2. negative撮らなかったとらなかったtoranakatta

  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撮っているとっているtotte iru
    2. polite撮っていますとっていますtotte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain撮れるとれるtoreru
    2. polite撮れますとれますtoremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 撮ったらとったらtottara

  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撮られるとられるtorareru
    2. polite撮られますとられますtoraremasu
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. 撮ろうとろうtorō

  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撮れとれtore
    2. ban撮るなとるなtoru 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撮ればとればtoreba
    2. negative撮らなければとらなければtoranakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain撮らせるとらせるtoraseru
    2. polite撮らせますとらせますtorasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain撮らせられるとらせられるtoraserareru
    2. polite撮らせられますとらせられますtoraseraremasu