踏み出す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
踏 出
ふ
Grade: S 		だ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
踏出す

Etymology

Compound of 踏(ふ)み (fumi, continuative of 踏(ふ)む (fumu, “to step, tread”)) + 出(だ)す (dasu, “to get out; to put forth”).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「踏み出す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		踏み出す ふみだす
Imperative (命令形) 踏み出せ ふみだせ
Key constructions
Passive 踏み出される ふみだされる
Causative 踏み出させる ふみださせる
Potential 踏み出せる ふみだせる
Volitional 踏み出そう ふみだそー
Negative 踏み出さない ふみださない
Negative perfective 踏み出さなかった ふみださなかった
Formal 踏み出します ふみだします
Perfective 踏み出した ふみだした
Conjunctive 踏み出して ふみだして
Hypothetical conditional 踏み出せば ふみだせば

Verb

踏(ふ)み出(だ)す • (fumidasu) intransitive godan (stem 踏(ふ)み出(だ)し (fumidashi), past 踏(ふ)み出(だ)した (fumidashita))

  1. to step forward, advance
    一(いっ)歩(ぽ)を踏(ふ)み出(だ)す勇(ゆう)気(き)
    ippo o fumidasu yūki
    the courage to take a step forward
  2. to step outside the line
    土(ど)俵(ひょう)を踏(ふ)み出(だ)す ― dohyō o fumidasu ― to step out the sumo ring
  3. to set about, get started

Conjugation

Conjugation of "踏み出す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 踏み出さ ふみださ fumidasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 踏み出し ふみだし fumidashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 踏み出す ふみだす fumidasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 踏み出す ふみだす fumidasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 踏み出せ ふみだせ fumidase
Meireikei ("imperative") 踏み出せ ふみだせ fumidase
Key constructions
Passive 踏み出される ふみだされる fumidasareru
Causative 踏み出させる
踏み出さす 		ふみださせる
ふみださす 		fumidasaseru
fumidasasu
Potential 踏み出せる ふみだせる fumidaseru
Volitional 踏み出そう ふみだそう fumidasō
Negative 踏み出さない ふみださない fumidasanai
Negative continuative 踏み出さず ふみださず fumidasazu
Formal 踏み出します ふみだします fumidashimasu
Perfective 踏み出した ふみだした fumidashita
Conjunctive 踏み出して ふみだして fumidashite
Hypothetical conditional 踏み出せば ふみだせば fumidaseba
Classical conjugation of "踏み出す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 踏み出さ ふみださ fumidasa
Continuative (連用形) 踏み出し ふみだし fumidasi
Terminal (終止形) 踏み出す ふみだす fumidasu
Attributive (連体形) 踏み出す ふみだす fumidasu
Realis (已然形) 踏み出せ ふみだせ fumidase
Imperative (命令形) 踏み出せ ふみだせ fumidase
Key constructions
Negative 踏み出さず ふみださず fumidasazu
Contrasting conjunction 踏み出せど ふみだせど fumidasedo
Causal conjunction 踏み出せば ふみだせば fumidaseba
Conditional conjunction 踏み出さば ふみださば fumidasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 踏み出しき ふみだしき fumidasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 踏み出しけり ふみだしけり fumidasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 踏み出しつ ふみだしつ fumidasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 踏み出しぬ ふみだしぬ fumidasinu
Perfect-continuative tense 踏み出せり
踏み出したり		 ふみだせり
ふみだしたり		 fumidaseri
fumidasitari
Volitional 踏み出さむ ふみださむ fumidasamu
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