Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hold | ||
| NegativeI don’t hold |
JAPANESE VERB
とりおこなう
執り行う
to hold, a ceremony
- #487 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI held | ||
| NegativeI didn’t hold |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formholding, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am holding | ||
| Please (て ください)please hold |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can hold | ||
| NegativeI can’t hold |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to hold | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to hold |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s hold |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I hold
- If, when (たら) if I hold
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) hold (do it)
- Plain command hold!
- Please don’t please don’t hold
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am held | ||
| CausativeI make someone hold |
How to use とりおこなう
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
けっこんしき は じんじゃ で とりおこないます。
The wedding ceremony will be held at a shrine.
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Past
そふ の そうしき は、 おてら で とりおこなった。
We held my grandfather's funeral at a temple.
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Te-form
しき は ふるい しきたり に したがって とりおこなって います。
The ceremony is held following old customs.
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Potential
あめ でも、 しき は なか で とりおこなえます。
Even in rain, the ceremony can be held inside.
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Want to
しき は かぞく だけ で しずか に とりおこないたい。
We want to hold the ceremony quietly, with family only.
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Volitional
しき は きょねん と おなじ よう に とりおこないましょう。
Let's hold the ceremony the same way as last year.
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Conditional
しき を とりおこなえば、 みんな の きもち が ひとつ に なる。
If we hold the ceremony, everyone's hearts come together.
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Commands and requests
なにが あって も、 しき は とりおこないなさい。
Whatever happens, hold the ceremony.
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Passive and causative
そつぎょうしき は、 まいとし さんがつ に とりおこなわれます。
The graduation ceremony is held every March.
Good to know
- A formal word, heard at weddings and funerals; for a party or a meeting, say ひらく or おこなう.
Where you hear とりおこなう
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- この じんじゃ で は、 まいしゅう けっこんしき を とりおこないます。 This shrine holds weddings every week.
- けさ、 しき を とりおこないました。 We held a ceremony this morning.
- あした、 しき を とりおこないます。 Tomorrow, we will hold the ceremony.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).