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採る

to take

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Conjugation of 採る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: pick, employ, adopt
私/俺
Present informal tense
採る
toru
I take
Present informal negative tense
採らない
toranai
I don't take
Present formal tense
採ります
torimasu
I take
Present formal negative tense
採りません
torimasen
I do not take
私/俺
Past informal tense
採った
totta
I took
Past informal negative tense
採らなかった
toranakatta
I didn't take
Past formal tense
採りました
torimashita
I take
Past formal negative tense
採りませんでした
torimasen deshita
I did not take
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
採れ
tore
take
Imperative negative mood
採るな
toru na
don't take
Imperative formal mood
採ってください
totte kudasai
please take
Imperative formal negative mood
採らないでください
toranai dekudasai
please do not take
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
採って
totte
take
Passive stem
採られる
torareru
took
Hypothetical tense
採れ
tore
if I took
Hypothetical conditional stem
採れば
toreba
took
私/俺
Volitional stem
採ろう
torō
will take
Potential stem
採れる
toreru
took
Continuative stem
採り
tori
taking
Causative stem
採らせる
toraseru
allow to take
私/俺
Imperfective stem
採ら
tora
take

Examples of 採る

仕事中に食事は とらない

I don't eat when I'm working. Digesting slows me down.

とった！

I got one!

- ほらステュー とれ！

- Come on, Stu. Let's see it.

銃を とれ

Now, take it down! Don 't make me hurt Pam, Stuart.

とれ

Take it off.

- ほらステュー とれ！ - 断る！ 銃ならあった

Nothing but your fingerprints on the finest cop killer money can buy.

とって

Take it.

ねぇ... お金を とって 悪かった

Uh, listen, I feel bad about, uh, taking your money.

とって 樹木にワラワラ実ってるの

Take one. The plantation is lousy with them.

ほら とって

Here, take it.

とって！

Catch.