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Japanese verb打つ (utsu) Conjugation
打つ (utsu) means “to hit, to strike, to knock”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 打たない and 打ちます, and the te-form is 打って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to hit, to strike, to knock
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 打つ
- Reading
- うつ
- Romaji
- utsu
- Masu form
- 打ちます
- Nai form
- 打たない
- Te-form
- 打って
- Ta form
- 打った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 打つ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たない |
| Polite | 打ちます |
| Polite negative | 打ちません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 打った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たなかった |
| Polite | 打ちました |
| Polite negative | 打ちませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 打って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 打っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打っていない |
| Polite | 打っています |
| Polite negative | 打っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 打ちたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打ちたくない |
| Polite | 打ちたいです |
| Polite negative | 打ちたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 打とう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 打ちましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 打て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 打つな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 打ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 打たないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 打てる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打てない |
| Polite | 打てます |
| Polite negative | 打てません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 打てば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 打ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 打たれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たれない |
| Polite | 打たれます |
| Polite negative | 打たれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 打たせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たせない |
| Polite | 打たせます |
| Polite negative | 打たせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 打たされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 打たされない |
| Polite | 打たされます |
| Polite negative | 打たされません |
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- 欠かす (kakasu)to miss, to fail
- 控える (hikaeru)to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain
- 殺す (korosu)to kill, to slay, to murder
- 失う (ushinau)to lose
- 終える (oeru)to finish, to get through with, to complete
- 放る (houru)to throw, to fling, to hurl
- 訪ねる (tazuneru)to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
- 包む (tsutsumu)to wrap up, to pack, to bundle
- 追っかける (okkakeru)to chase, to run after, to pursue
- 務める (tsutomeru)to serve as, to act as, to fill
- 囲む (kakomu)to surround, to encircle, to enclose
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