書き留める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
書 留
か
Grade: 2 		と
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
書き止める

Pronunciation

Verb

書(か)き留(と)める • (kakitomeru) transitive ichidan (stem 書(か)き留(と)め (kakitome), past 書(か)き留(と)めた (kakitometa))

  1. write down
  2. leave a record, chronicle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "書き留める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 書き留め かきとめ kakitome
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 書き留め かきとめ kakitome
Shūshikei ("terminal") 書き留める かきとめる kakitomeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 書き留める かきとめる kakitomeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 書き留めれ かきとめれ kakitomere
Meireikei ("imperative") 書き留めよ¹
書き留めろ² 		かきとめよ¹
かきとめろ² 		kakitomeyo¹
kakitomero²
Key constructions
Passive 書き留められる かきとめられる kakitomerareru
Causative 書き留めさせる
書き留めさす 		かきとめさせる
かきとめさす 		kakitomesaseru
kakitomesasu
Potential 書き留められる
書き留めれる³ 		かきとめられる
かきとめれる³ 		kakitomerareru
kakitomereru³
Volitional 書き留めよう かきとめよう kakitomeyō
Negative 書き留めない
書き留めぬ
書き留めん 		かきとめない
かきとめぬ
かきとめん 		kakitomenai
kakitomenu
kakitomen
Negative continuative 書き留めず かきとめず kakitomezu
Formal 書き留めます かきとめます kakitomemasu
Perfective 書き留めた かきとめた kakitometa
Conjunctive 書き留めて かきとめて kakitomete
Hypothetical conditional 書き留めれば かきとめれば kakitomereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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