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Japanese

たどる

たどる
Meaning: to follow; to retrace; to trace
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present たどる たどらない
Polite たどります たどりません
Past たどった たどらなかった
Polite + Past たどりました たどりませんでした
Te-form たどって たどらなくて
Potential たどれる たどれない
Passive たどられる たどられない
Causative たどらせる たどらせない
Causative + Passive たどらされる たどらされない
Imperative たどれ たどるな

Example sentences

彼は記憶をたどって家に帰った。
He retraced his memories and went home.
彼が歩んできた軌跡をたどる
Tracing the path he has walked.
かつての英雄も、最後は悲惨な末路をたどった。
Even the former hero met a tragic end in the end.
その強大な帝国も、内乱によってついに瓜剖豆分の運命をたどった。
Even that great empire finally faced the fate of being partitioned due to civil war.

Usage Notes

Used for following a path, searching for something through clues, or retracing steps/memories.

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