手折る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 手折る | 手折らない |
| Polite | 手折ります | 手折りません |
| Past polite | 手折りました | 手折りませんでした |
| Past | 手折った | 手折らなかった |
| Te-form | 手折って | 手折らないで |
| Desire | 手折りたい | 手折りたくない |
| Potential | 手折れる | 手折れない |
| Passive | 手折られる | 手折られない |
| Causative | 手折らせる | 手折らせない |
| Causative passive | 手折らせられるalso 手折らされる | 手折らせられないalso 手折らされない |
| Volitional | 手折ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 手折りましょう | |
| Imperative | 手折れ | 手折るな |
| Conditional | 手折れば | 手折らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 手折ったら | 手折らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
break by hand; pluck; snap off
Used for breaking or plucking something delicate by hand, especially flowers, buds, or small twigs. Often has a poetic or gentle nuance.
I plucked a rose from the garden and put it in a vase.
Breaking off cherry blossom branches is prohibited.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make a young woman one's own; take a young woman
Figurative and literary; implies taking a young woman as one's own, often with a possessive or romantic connotation. Rare in modern usage.
He tried to make the beautiful girl his own.