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Japanese
Etymology 1
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(This term, とど (todo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とど, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とど.)
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Etymology 2
From 鯔 (todo), that term referring the largest specimens of the species.
Noun
とど • (todo)
- the end, the limit
Verb
とどする • (todo suru) suru (stem とどし (todo shi), past とどした (todo shita))
- to be at the furthest limit
- to just barely finish; to finish at the last moment
- Synonym: ぎりぎり (giri-giri, adverb)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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とどし
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todo shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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とどし
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todo shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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とどする
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todo suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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とどする
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todo suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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とどすれ
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todo sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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とどせよ¹
とどしろ²
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todo seyo¹
todo shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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とどされる
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todo sareru
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| Causative
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とどさせる
とどさす
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todo saseru
todo sasu
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| Potential
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とどできる
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todo dekiru
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| Volitional
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とどしよう
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todo shiyō
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| Negative
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とどしない
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todo shinai
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| Negative continuative
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とどせず
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todo sezu
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| Formal
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とどします
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todo shimasu
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| Perfective
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とどした
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todo shita
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| Conjunctive
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とどして
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todo shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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とどすれば
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todo sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Adverb
とど • (todo)
- short for とどのつまり (todo no tsumari, “in the end”).
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic
Adverb
とど • (todo)
- (onomatopoeia) a rumbling sound, such as horses galloping or repeated knocking on a door
- (onomatopoeia) as or while staggering, tottering
- Synonyms: よたよた (yota-yota), とぼとぼ (tobo-tobo)