撮る (とる) Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000撮る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 撮る | 撮らない |
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| Polite | 撮ります | 撮りません |
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| Past polite | 撮りました | 撮りませんでした |
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| Past | 撮った | 撮らなかった |
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| Te-form | 撮って | 撮らないで |
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| Desire | 撮りたい | 撮りたくない |
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| Potential | 撮れる | 撮れない |
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| Passive | 撮られる | 撮られない |
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| Causative | 撮らせる | 撮らせない |
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| Causative passive | 撮らせられるalso 撮らされる | 撮らせられないalso 撮らされない |
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| Volitional | 撮ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 撮りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 撮れ | 撮るな |
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| Conditional | 撮れば | 撮らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 撮ったら | 撮らなかったら |
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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
record; film; shoot video
Used for capturing moving images or audio. 録る is often preferred for audio/video recording, but 撮る is also common for filming.
Usage patterns
〈人〉に〈物〉を撮ってもらうto have someone take a photo (or video) for you
I had a friend take a photo for me.
動画を撮るto shoot/record a video
I recorded a video of my child's sports day.
〈場所〉で〈物〉を撮るto take a photo/video at a place
I took a photo of the sunset at the beach.
撮り枠
plate holder; cassette; dark slide
trainspotter who takes photos; railfan photographer
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selfie; taking a selfie; self-taken photo or video
shooting in script order
photographing stuffed toys in everyday scenes
stop motion; frame-by-frame animation
record (photo/video); capture on camera
recording and stockpiling; accumulating recordings
