取り上げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 取り上げる | 取り上げない |
| Polite | 取り上げます | 取り上げません |
| Past polite | 取り上げました | 取り上げませんでした |
| Past | 取り上げた | 取り上げなかった |
| Te-form | 取り上げて | 取り上げないで |
| Desire | 取り上げたい | 取り上げたくない |
| Potential | 取り上げられるalso 取り上げれる | 取り上げられないalso 取り上げれない |
| Passive | 取り上げられる | 取り上げられない |
| Causative | 取り上げさせる | 取り上げさせない |
| Causative passive | 取り上げさせられる | 取り上げさせられない |
| Volitional | 取り上げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 取り上げましょう | |
| Imperative | 取り上げろ | 取り上げるな |
| Conditional | 取り上げれば | 取り上げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 取り上げたら | 取り上げなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
pick up; take up in one's hand
Physical use: to lift or take something into one's hand, especially from a surface or nearby place. Often more deliberate than simply 拾う.
He picked up the receiver from the desk.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
take up; adopt; accept; listen to
Used when a proposal, request, complaint, question, or topic is accepted for consideration or made a subject of discussion. 採り上げる is sometimes used for this sense, but 取り上げる is the standard spelling.
The committee took up the residents' request.
In next week's class, we will take up environmental issues.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
take issue with; make a problem of; bring up critically
Critical or confrontational use: to single something out as a problem, fault, or point for criticism.
He seized on my slip of the tongue and kept blaming me for it.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Media and publishing use: newspapers, TV programs, websites, and similar outlets cover or feature a topic, incident, person, or place.
The newspaper gave the incident major front-page coverage.
That program features local shops.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
take away; confiscate; deprive someone of; revoke
Removal use: to take something from someone by authority or force. It can be physical, as with confiscating an object, or institutional, as with stripping a title, right, qualification, or benefit.
The teacher confiscated the game device during class.
Doping was discovered, and the athlete was stripped of the medal.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
deliver a baby
Obstetric or midwifery use: said of the doctor or midwife who delivers or receives the baby, not of the mother giving birth.
That midwife has delivered many babies over the years.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
collect taxes
Limited and uncommon in modern everyday Japanese for tax collection; modern prose normally uses verbs such as 徴収する. It is safest understood in contexts involving taxes, dues, or older-style levies such as 年貢.
In older documents, 年貢を取り上げる can be used to mean collecting taxes or annual tribute.
The news program gave this incident extensive coverage.
His opinion was taken up at the meeting.
The boss repeatedly brought up his mistake as a point of criticism.
He picked up the book that had fallen on the floor.
The teacher confiscated his smartphone.
The midwife delivered the baby.
The police revoked his driver's license.
Attested search-only mixed-kana variant; 取り上げる is the normal learner spelling.
Attested search-only spelling; it is sometimes used for adopting or taking up a proposal, topic, request, or opinion.
Attested search-only variant without okurigana after 取.
Attested search-only mixed-kana variant with 採, associated with taking up or adopting a proposal or topic.