Japanese

とる
Meaning: to adopt; to choose; to hire/employ
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 採る 採らない
Polite 採ります 採りません
Past 採った 採らなかった
Polite + Past 採りました 採りませんでした
Te-form 採って 採らなくて
Potential 採れる 採れない
Passive 採られる 採られない
Causative 採らせる 採らせない
Causative + Passive 採らされる 採らされない
Imperative 採れ 採るな

Handwriting

採
る

Example sentences

The company decided to hire fifty new employees this year.
潮干狩りでたくさんの蛤を採った。
I gathered many clams at the clam digging.
春になると、祖母と一緒に山へ蕨を採りに行った。
In spring, I went to the mountains with my grandmother to pick bracken.
彼は懐疑論の立場をとっている。
He takes a stance of skepticism.

Usage Notes

Specific kanji for choosing/selecting (personnel, measures) or collecting (samples, resources).

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