娶る
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
| 娶 |
Etymology
Compound of 女 (me, “woman”) and 取る (toru, “take”).
Verb
娶る (godan conjugation, hiragana めとる, romaji metoru)
- to take a wife; to marry
Conjugation
Conjugation of "娶る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 娶ら | めとら | metora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 娶り | めとり | metori | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 娶る | めとる | metoru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 娶る | めとる | metoru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 娶れ | めとれ | metore | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 娶れ | めとれ | metore | |
| Key constructions | Passive | 娶られる | めとられる | metorareru |
| Causative | 娶らせる 娶らす |
めとらせる めとらす |
metoraseru metorasu |
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| Potential | 娶れる | めとれる | metoreru | |
| Volitional | 娶ろう | めとろう | metorō | |
| Negative | 娶らない | めとらない | metoranai | |
| Negative continuative | 娶らず | めとらず | metorazu | |
| Formal | 娶ります | めとります | metorimasu | |
| Perfective | 娶った | めとった | metotta | |
| Conjunctive | 娶って | めとって | metotte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 娶れば | めとれば | metoreba | |