Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI take a photograph or X-ray | ||
| NegativeI don’t take a photograph or X-ray |
JAPANESE VERB
とる
撮る
to take a photograph or X-ray
- #382 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 took a photograph or X-ray | ||
| NegativeI didn’t take a photograph or X-ray |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formtaking a photograph or X-ray, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am taking a photograph or X-ray | ||
| Please (て ください)please take a photograph or X-ray |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can take a photograph or X-ray | ||
| NegativeI can’t take a photograph or X-ray |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to take a photograph or X-ray | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to take a photograph or X-ray |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s take a photograph or X-ray |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I take a photograph or X-ray
- If, when (たら) if I take a photograph or X-ray
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) take a photograph or X-ray (do it)
- Plain command take a photograph or X-ray!
- Please don’t please don’t take a photograph or X-ray
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am taken a photograph or X-ray | ||
| CausativeI make someone take a photograph or X-ray |
How to use とる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
りょこう で たくさん しゃしん を とります。
I take lots of photos when I travel.
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Past
ふじさん の まえ で しゃしん を とった。
We took a photo in front of Mount Fuji.
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Te-form
すみません、 しゃしん を とって くれません か？
Excuse me, could you take a photo for us?
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Potential
ここ で しゃしん が とれます か？
Can I take photos here?
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Want to
さくら と いっしょ に しゃしん を とりたい。
I want to take a photo with the cherry blossoms.
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Volitional
みんな で きねん しゃしん を とろう。
Let's all take a souvenir photo.
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Conditional
ここ から とれば、 とう が ぜんぶ はいります。
If you take it from here, the whole tower fits in.
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Commands and requests
びじゅつかん で は しゃしん を とらないで ください。
Please don't take photos in the museum.
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Passive and causative
びょういん で あし の レントゲン を とられました。
At the hospital they took an X-ray of my foot.
Where you hear とる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- よく かわ の しゃしん を とります。 I often take photographs of the river.
- あし の レントゲン を とりました。 We took an X-ray of the foot.
- あした、 こうえん で しゃしん を とります。 Tomorrow, I'll take photographs in the park.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).