突き止める
つきとめる
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- to stab to deathArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 突き止めるつきとめる | 突き止めますつきとめます |
| Negative | 突き止めないつきとめない | 突き止めませんつきとめません |
| Past | 突き止めたつきとめた | 突き止めましたつきとめました |
| Past negative | 突き止めなかったつきとめなかった | 突き止めませんでしたつきとめませんでした |
| Te-form | 突き止めてつきとめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 突き止められるつきとめられる |
| Passive | 突き止められるつきとめられる |
| Causative | 突き止めさせるつきとめさせる |
| Volitional | 突き止めようつきとめよう |
| Imperative | 突き止めろつきとめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 突き止めればつきとめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 突き止めたらつきとめたら |
Example sentences
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It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.
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I need to find out exactly what went wrong.
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It took us a week to locate their hideaway.
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I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.
やっとトムの居所を突き止めることができたんだ。
I finally was able to find out where Tom lives.
More examples (10)
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The police managed to track down the owner of the car.
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The police could not establish the identity of the man.
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I need to find out exactly what went wrong.
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We couldn't find out her whereabouts.
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I'm hoping we can get to the bottom of that mystery.
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We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.
ホームページに住所を書いたら、その気になれば誰でもあなたの居所を突き止められる。
If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.
「思春期の少年にとって、鼻をほじくることは普通の行動である」という医学的発見を突き止めた。
It was determined that the picking of one's nose is a completely normal act for adolescent boys.
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We must get to the bottom of this mystery.
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X rays are used to locate breaks in bones.