めとる
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 娶る |
Etymology
Compound of 女 (me, “woman”) and 取る (toru, “to take”).
Pronunciation
Verb
めとる • (metoru) godan (stem めとり (metori), past めとった (metotta))
- to take a wife; to marry
Conjugation
Conjugation of "めとる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めとら | metora | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めとり | metori | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めとる | metoru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めとる | metoru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めとれ | metore | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めとれ | metore | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | めとられる | metorareru | |
| Causative | めとらせる めとらす |
metoraseru metorasu | |
| Potential | めとれる | metoreru | |
| Volitional | めとろう | metorō | |
| Negative | めとらない | metoranai | |
| Negative continuative | めとらず | metorazu | |
| Formal | めとります | metorimasu | |
| Perfective | めとった | metotta | |
| Conjunctive | めとって | metotte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | めとれば | metoreba | |
See also
- 嫁ぐ (totsugu)