轍を踏む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
轍	踏
てつ Hyōgai	ふ Grade: S

Etymology

Literally, follow some else's rut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞t͡sɨ o̞ ɸɯ̟mɯ̟]

Verb

轍(てつ)を踏(ふ)む • (tetsu o fumu) intransitive godan (stem 轍(てつ)を踏(ふ)み (tetsu o fumi), past 轍(てつ)を踏(ふ)んだ (tetsu o funda))

1. (idiomatic) make the same mistake that someone else did

Conjugation

Conjugation of "轍を踏む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	轍を踏ま	てつをふま	tetsu o fuma
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	轍を踏み	てつをふみ	tetsu o fumi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	轍を踏む	てつをふむ	tetsu o fumu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	轍を踏む	てつをふむ	tetsu o fumu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	轍を踏め	てつをふめ	tetsu o fume
Meireikei ("imperative")	轍を踏め	てつをふめ	tetsu o fume
Key constructions
Passive	轍を踏まれる	てつをふまれる	tetsu o fumareru
Causative	轍を踏ませる 轍を踏ます	てつをふませる てつをふます	tetsu o fumaseru tetsu o fumasu
Potential	轍を踏める	てつをふめる	tetsu o fumeru
Volitional	轍を踏もう	てつをふもう	tetsu o fumō
Negative	轍を踏まない	てつをふまない	tetsu o fumanai
Negative continuative	轍を踏まず	てつをふまず	tetsu o fumazu
Formal	轍を踏みます	てつをふみます	tetsu o fumimasu
Perfective	轍を踏んだ	てつをふんだ	tetsu o funda
Conjunctive	轍を踏んで	てつをふんで	tetsu o funde
Hypothetical conditional	轍を踏めば	てつをふめば	tetsu o fumeba