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JAPANESE VERB

とる

取る

to take

  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI take
NegativeI don’t take

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI took
NegativeI didn’t take

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formtaking, and…
Doing now (て います)I am taking
Please (て ください)please take

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can take
NegativeI can’t take

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

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

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s take

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am taken
CausativeI make someone take

How to use とる

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

  1. Present and future

    しお を とる から、 ちょっと まって。

    I'll grab the salt, hang on.

  2. Past

    きのう、 やっと やすみ を とりました。

    Yesterday I finally took a day off.

  3. Te-form

    その ペン を とって くれる？

    Can you pass me that pen?

  4. Potential

    らいしゅう、 きゅうか が とれます か？

    Can you take leave next week?

  5. Want to

    ちかい うち に めんきょ を とりたい。

    I want to get a licence soon.

  6. Volitional

    まど の ちかく の せき を とりましょう。

    Let's take the seats by the window.

  7. Conditional

    メモ を とれば、 わすれない よ。

    If you take notes, you won't forget.

  8. Commands and requests

    けんた、 じぶん で とりなさい。

    Kenta, get it yourself.

  9. Passive and causative

    にっこう で さる に おべんとう を とられた。

    In Nikko a monkey took my lunch.

Good to know

  • とる is to take or pick up; やすみ を とる is to take time off, めんきょ を とる to get a licence.

Where you hear とる

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

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • にっこう の さる は たべもの を とります。 The monkeys in Nikko take food.
  • さる に おにぎり を とられました。 A monkey took my rice ball.
  • あした、 ばしょ を とります。 Tomorrow I'll save us a spot.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • そうた は よく しゃしん を とる。 Sota often takes photos.
  • さる に おにぎり を とられた。 A monkey took my rice ball.
  • あした、 ちょうじょう で しゃしん を とろう。 Let's take a photo at the top tomorrow.
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Cherry Blossoms

Beginner Level 3 · とって おきました · よく とれました

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A Day in Nikko

Beginner Level 3 · とられました

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The Summer Festival

Beginner Level 3 · とれました！

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Fireworks Over the Sea

Beginner Level 3 · とって くれて

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Mount Takao

Intermediate Level 1 · とろう · とられた

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Mrs. Sato's Back

Intermediate Level 1 · とります

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Welcome Home

Intermediate Level 1 · とって た

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The Venue

Intermediate Level 2 · とれる

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The Rehearsal

Intermediate Level 2 · とらない

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Kenta's Speech

Intermediate Level 2 · とってる

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).