取り上げる
とりあげる
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to pick up- to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
- to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)
- to report (news); to cover; to feature
- to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
All 7 meanings
- to deliver (a baby)
- to collect (taxes)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 取り上げるとりあげる | 取り上げますとりあげます |
| Negative | 取り上げないとりあげない | 取り上げませんとりあげません |
| Past | 取り上げたとりあげた | 取り上げましたとりあげました |
| Past negative | 取り上げなかったとりあげなかった | 取り上げませんでしたとりあげませんでした |
| Te-form | 取り上げてとりあげて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 取り上げられるとりあげられる |
| Passive | 取り上げられるとりあげられる |
| Causative | 取り上げさせるとりあげさせる |
| Volitional | 取り上げようとりあげよう |
| Imperative | 取り上げろとりあげろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 取り上げればとりあげれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 取り上げたらとりあげたら |
Example sentences
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He picked up the phone.
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We won't take up the problem.
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She took up his offer.
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Let's take up the second problem, shall we?
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She picked up one of the glass vases.
More examples (10)
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We took up that problem at the last meeting.
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His proposals were adopted at the meeting.
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The policeman took the knife from the boy.
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They discussed Tom's proposals at the meeting.
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All the papers featured the case.
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The man cheated her out of her money.
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We'd better take up this issue immediately.
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Those agenda items were taken up en bloc for discussion.
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Don't take away the only fun I have.
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She coaxed the letter out of her brother.