留める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 留める | 留めない |
| Polite | 留めます | 留めません |
| Past polite | 留めました | 留めませんでした |
| Past | 留めた | 留めなかった |
| Te-form | 留めて | 留めないで |
| Desire | 留めたい | 留めたくない |
| Potential | 留められるalso 留めれる | 留められないalso 留めれない |
| Passive | 留められる | 留められない |
| Causative | 留めさせる | 留めさせない |
| Causative passive | 留めさせられる | 留めさせられない |
| Volitional | 留めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 留めましょう | |
| Imperative | 留めろ | 留めるな |
| Conditional | 留めれば | 留めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 留めたら | 留めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
keep from leaving; make stay; halt in place
Means to prevent someone or something from moving on, or to make them remain somewhere; this includes being kept somewhere overnight or temporarily.
The heavy snow kept the climbers in the mountain hut.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
stop; bring to an end; leave off
Used when stopping an action, discussion, or process at a certain point; often slightly more written or deliberate than everyday とめる.
今日の議論はここにとどめておこう。
Let's stop today's discussion here.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
keep within; limit to; contain
Common in patterns such as XをYにとどめる, meaning to keep something within a range, level, place, or amount.
被害を最小限にとどめる必要がある。
We need to keep the damage to a minimum.
説明は要点だけにとどめた。
I limited the explanation to only the main points.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
record; retain; keep in memory
Used for preserving something as a record, memory, name, or fact; common with 記憶に, 記録に, and 心に.
See also: 記憶に留める
その言葉を記憶にとどめておきたい。
I want to keep those words in my memory.
調査結果を記録にとどめる。
Record the survey results.
We were able to keep the damage to a minimum.
The police kept the culprit at the scene.
I'll keep my teacher's words in mind.
Let's leave today's discussion off at this point.