通る

とおるtōru

pass

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 見つかる, 下がる, 渡る

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通りますとおりますtōrimasu
    2. negative通りませんとおりませんtōrimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative通りましたとおりましたtōrimashita
    2. negative通りませんでしたとおりませんでしたtōrimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 通ってとおってtōtte
    2. request通ってくださいとおってくださいtōtte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 通りましょうとおりましょうtōrimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative通りたいとおりたいtōritai
    2. negative通りたくないとおりたくないtōritakunai
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通るとおるtōru
    2. negative通らないとおらないtōranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative通ったとおったtōtta
    2. negative通らなかったとおらなかったtōranakatta

  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通っているとおっているtōtte iru
    2. polite通っていますとおっていますtōtte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain通れるとおれるtōreru
    2. polite通れますとおれますtōremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 通ったらとおったらtōttara

  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通られるとおられるtōrareru
    2. polite通られますとおられますtōraremasu
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. 通ろうとおろうtōrō

  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通れとおれtōre
    2. ban通るなとおるなtōru 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通ればとおればtōreba
    2. negative通らなければとおらなければtōranakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain通らせるとおらせるtōraseru
    2. polite通らせますとおらせますtōrasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain通らせられるとおらせられるtōraserareru
    2. polite通らせられますとおらせられますtōraseraremasu