Japanese

めとる
Meaning: to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 娶る 娶らない
Polite 娶ります 娶りません
Past 娶った 娶らなかった
Polite + Past 娶りました 娶りませんでした
Te-form 娶って 娶らなくて
Potential 娶れる 娶れない
Passive 娶られる 娶られない
Causative 娶らせる 娶らせない
Causative + Passive 娶らされる 娶らされない
Imperative 娶れ 娶るな

Handwriting

娶
る

Example

He married the daughter of a wealthy merchant.

Usage Notes

A somewhat formal or literary term for a man marrying a woman. The particle を is used to mark the woman being married.

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