取る
とる
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
JLPT N5 Common word Genki L11, Intermediate Japanese L1
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold- to pass; to hand; to give
- to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
- to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
- to remove; to get rid of; to take off
All 18 meanings
- to take away; to steal; to rob
- to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
- to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
- to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
- to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
- to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
- to record; to take down
- to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
- to order; to have delivered
- to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
- to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
- to take control of; to take (the rudder)
- to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 取るとる | 取りますとります |
| Negative | 取らないとらない | 取りませんとりません |
| Past | 取ったとった | 取りましたとりました |
| Past negative | 取らなかったとらなかった | 取りませんでしたとりませんでした |
| Te-form | 取ってとって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 取れるとれる |
| Passive | 取られるとられる |
| Causative | 取らせるとらせる |
| Volitional | 取ろうとろう |
| Imperative | 取れとれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 取ればとれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 取ったらとったら |
Example sentences
それ取って。
Give me that.
どっち取る？
Which one do you take?
新聞取って。
Get me the newspaper.
新聞を取って。
Get me the newspaper.
キーを取って。
Get me the key.