Japanese

める

かきとめる
Meaning: to write down; to note down; to record
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 書き留める 書き留めない
Polite 書き留めます 書き留めません
Past 書き留めた 書き留めなかった
Polite + Past 書き留めました 書き留めませんでした
Te-form 書き留めて 書き留めなくて
Potential 書き留められる 書き留められない
Passive 書き留められる 書き留められない
Causative 書き留めさせる 書き留めさせない
Imperative 書き留めろ 書き留めるな

Handwriting

書
き
留
め
る

Example sentences

I wrote down the important points in my notebook so that I wouldn't forget them.
彼は講義の内容をノートに詳しく書き留めた。
He took detailed notes on the lecture content.
新しい単語をノートに書き留める。
Write down new words in a notebook.
読み終わった本のタイトルをノートに書き留める。
Write down the titles of books you've finished reading in a notebook.
彼は電話番号を紙切れに書き留めた。
He wrote down the phone number on a scrap of paper.
大事なことをメモ帳に書き留めた。
I wrote down important things in my notepad.
毎日の思いを書き留めるために、新しい日記帳を買った。
I bought a new diary to write down my daily thoughts.

Usage Notes

Used for making a quick record or memo to prevent forgetting something.

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