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JAPANESE VERB

たたむ

畳む

to fold

  • #351 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI fold
NegativeI don’t fold

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI folded
NegativeI didn’t fold

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formfolding, and…
Doing now (て います)I am folding
Please (て ください)please fold

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can fold
NegativeI can’t fold

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to fold
NegativeI don’t want to fold

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s fold

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I fold
  2. If, when (たら) if I fold

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) fold (do it)
  2. Plain command fold!
  3. Please don’t please don’t fold

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am folded
CausativeI make someone fold

How to use たたむ

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    せんたくもの は すぐ たたみます。

    I fold the laundry right away.

  2. Past

    けさ、 ふとん を たたんだ。

    This morning I folded up the futon.

  3. Te-form

    この シャツ、 たたんで くれる？

    Could you fold this shirt for me?

  4. Potential

    この かさ は ちいさく たためる。

    This umbrella folds up small.

  5. Want to

    ねる まえ に せんたくもの を たたみたい。

    I want to fold the laundry before bed.

  6. Volitional

    テント を たたもう。 あめ が ふりそう だ。

    Let's fold up the tent. It looks like rain.

  7. Conditional

    きれい に たためば、 しわ に ならない。

    If you fold it neatly, it won't wrinkle.

  8. Commands and requests

    ぬれた まま たたまないで ください。

    Please don't fold it while it's wet.

  9. Passive and causative

    こども に ふとん を たたませた。

    I had the kids fold up the futons.

Good to know

  • みせ を たたむ is to close a business for good.

Where you hear たたむ

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • まいあさ、 ふとん を たたむ。 I fold the futons every morning.
  • けさ、 ふとん を ぜんぶ たたんだ。 This morning I folded all the futons.
  • あした は ぼく が ふとん を たたむ。 Tomorrow I'll fold the futons.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 2

  • まいあさ、 ふとん を たたむ。 I fold the futons every morning.
  • ふとん を ぜんぶ たたんだ。 I folded all the futons.
  • あした も ふとん を たたむ。 I'll fold the futons tomorrow too.
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