集める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
集
あつ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "集める"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		集める あつめ​る
Imperative (命令形) 集めろ あつめ​ろ
Key constructions
Passive 集められる あつめられ​る
Causative 集めさせる あつめさせ​る
Potential 集められる あつめられ​る
Volitional 集めよう あつめよ​ー
Negative 集めない あつめ​ない
Negative perfective 集めなかった あつめ​なかった
Formal 集めます あつめま​す
Perfective 集めた あつ​めた
Conjunctive 集めて あつ​めて
Hypothetical conditional 集めれば あつめ​れば

Verb

集(あつ)める • (atsumeru) transitive ichidan (stem 集(あつ)め (atsume), past 集(あつ)めた (atsumeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 集める
mediopassive 集まる
  1. to gather
    • UNDO by Cool Joke
      思(おも)い出(で)のかけらを集(あつ)めてる
      omoide no kakera o atsumeteru
      I am gathering the pieces of my memory
  2. to collect
  3. to assemble
    額(ひたい)を集(あつ)める
    hitai o atsumeru
    To put two heads together; to collaborate or deliberate over something

Conjugation

Conjugation of "集める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 集め あつめ atsume
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 集め あつめ atsume
Shūshikei ("terminal") 集める あつめる atsumeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 集める あつめる atsumeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 集めれ あつめれ atsumere
Meireikei ("imperative") 集めよ¹
集めろ² 		あつめよ¹
あつめろ² 		atsumeyo¹
atsumero²
Key constructions
Passive 集められる あつめられる atsumerareru
Causative 集めさせる
集めさす 		あつめさせる
あつめさす 		atsumesaseru
atsumesasu
Potential 集められる
集めれる³ 		あつめられる
あつめれる³ 		atsumerareru
atsumereru³
Volitional 集めよう あつめよう atsumeyō
Negative 集めない
集めぬ
集めん 		あつめない
あつめぬ
あつめん 		atsumenai
atsumenu
atsumen
Negative continuative 集めず あつめず atsumezu
Formal 集めます あつめます atsumemasu
Perfective 集めた あつめた atsumeta
Conjunctive 集めて あつめて atsumete
Hypothetical conditional 集めれば あつめれば atsumereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

  • Living Language Japanese Dictionary. New York. Random House: 1993
  • UNDO by Cool Joke
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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