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Conjugation of Japanese verb 務める - serve, fulfill - tsutomeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    務め

    Reading

    つとめ
    tsutome

    Meaning

    serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務める

    Reading

    つとめる
    tsutomeru

    Meaning

    to serve / does serve / will serve

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    務めない

    Reading

    つとめない
    tsutomenai

    Meaning

    to not serve / does not serve / will not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めます

    Reading

    つとめます
    tsutomemasu

    Meaning

    to serve / does serve / will serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めません

    Reading

    つとめません
    tsutomemasen

    Meaning

    to not serve / does not serve / will not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めた

    Reading

    つとめた
    tsutometa

    Meaning

    did serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなかった

    Reading

    つとめなかった
    tsutomenakatta

    Meaning

    did not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めました

    Reading

    つとめました
    tsutomemashita

    Meaning

    did serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めませんでした

    Reading

    つとめませんでした
    tsutomemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めて

    Reading

    つとめて
    tsutomete

    Meaning

    serve, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    務めないで

    Reading

    つとめないで
    tsutomenaide

    Meaning

    not serve, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    務めなくて

    Reading

    つとめなくて
    tsutomenakute

    Meaning

    not serve, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めまして

    Reading

    つとめまして
    tsutomemashite

    Meaning

    serve, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めませんで

    Reading

    つとめませんで
    tsutomemasende

    Meaning

    not serve, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    務めろ

    Reading

    つとめろ
    tsutomero

    Meaning

    serve!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    務めよ

    Reading

    つとめよ
    tsutomeyo

    Meaning

    serve! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    務めるな

    Reading

    つとめるな
    tsutomeruna

    Meaning

    do not serve!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めなさい

    Reading

    つとめなさい
    tsutomenasai

    Meaning

    serve!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなさるな

    Reading

    つとめなさるな
    tsutomenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not serve!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    務めてください

    Reading

    つとめてください
    tsutometekudasai

    Meaning

    please serve

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お務めください

    Reading

    おつとめください
    otsutomekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めないでください

    Reading

    つとめないでください
    tsutomenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not serve

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お務めなさいませ

    Reading

    おつとめなさいませ
    otsutomenasaimase

    Meaning

    please serve

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お務めなさいますな

    Reading

    おつとめなさいますな
    otsutomenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めている

    Reading

    つとめている
    tsutometeiru

    Meaning

    is doing serve / is serve(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めています

    Reading

    つとめています
    tsutometeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing serve / is serve(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めていません

    Reading

    つとめていません
    tsutometeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing serve / is not serve(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めていた

    Reading

    つとめていた
    tsutometeita

    Meaning

    was doing serve / was serve(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めていました

    Reading

    つとめていました
    tsutometeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing serve / was serve(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めていませんでした

    Reading

    つとめていませんでした
    tsutometeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing serve / was not serve(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めよう

    Reading

    つとめよう
    tsutomeyou

    Meaning

    let's serve / will serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めまい

    Reading

    つとめまい
    tsutomemai

    Meaning

    let's not serve / will not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めましょう

    Reading

    つとめましょう
    tsutomemashou

    Meaning

    let's serve / will serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めますまい

    Reading

    つとめますまい
    tsutomemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not serve / will not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めるだろう

    Reading

    つとめるだろう
    tsutomerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めないだろう

    Reading

    つとめないだろう
    tsutomenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めるでしょう

    Reading

    つとめるでしょう
    tsutomerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めないでしょう

    Reading

    つとめないでしょう
    tsutomenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めただろう

    Reading

    つとめただろう
    tsutometadarou

    Meaning

    probably did serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなかっただろう

    Reading

    つとめなかっただろう
    tsutomenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めたでしょう

    Reading

    つとめたでしょう
    tsutometadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    つとめなかったでしょう
    tsutomenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めれば

    Reading

    つとめれば
    tsutomereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなければ

    Reading

    つとめなければ
    tsutomenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めたら

    Reading

    つとめたら
    tsutometara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなかったら

    Reading

    つとめなかったら
    tsutomenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めましたら

    Reading

    つとめましたら
    tsutomemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めませんでしたら

    Reading

    つとめませんでしたら
    tsutomemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務められる

    Reading

    つとめられる
    tsutomerareru

    Meaning

    can serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務められない

    Reading

    つとめられない
    tsutomerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務められます

    Reading

    つとめられます
    tsutomeraremasu

    Meaning

    can serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務められません

    Reading

    つとめられません
    tsutomeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めさせる

    Reading

    つとめさせる
    tsutomesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めさせない

    Reading

    つとめさせない
    tsutomesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めさせます

    Reading

    つとめさせます
    tsutomesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めさせません

    Reading

    つとめさせません
    tsutomesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務められる

    Reading

    つとめられる
    tsutomerareru

    Meaning

    be serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務められない

    Reading

    つとめられない
    tsutomerarenai

    Meaning

    not be serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務められます

    Reading

    つとめられます
    tsutomeraremasu

    Meaning

    be serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務められません

    Reading

    つとめられません
    tsutomeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be serve

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    務めたり

    Reading

    つとめたり
    tsutometari

    Meaning

    did things like serve

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    務めなかったり

    Reading

    つとめなかったり
    tsutomenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like serve

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    務めましたり

    Reading

    つとめましたり
    tsutomemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like serve

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    務めませんでしたり

    Reading

    つとめませんでしたり
    tsutomemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like serve

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    務めたい

    Reading

    つとめたい
    tsutometai

    Meaning

    want to serve

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    務めたくない

    Reading

    つとめたくない
    tsutometakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to serve

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    務めたかった

    Reading

    つとめたかった
    tsutometakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to serve

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    務めたくなかった

    Reading

    つとめたくなかった
    tsutometakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to serve

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    務めたくて

    Reading

    つとめたくて
    tsutometakute

    Meaning

    want to serve, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    務めたくなくて

    Reading

    つとめたくなくて
    tsutometakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to serve, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    務めたく

    Reading

    つとめたく
    tsutometaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to serve

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    務めたければ

    Reading

    つとめたければ
    tsutometakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to serve

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    務めたくなければ

    Reading

    つとめたくなければ
    tsutometakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to serve

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    務めたかったら

    Reading

    つとめたかったら
    tsutometakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to serve

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    務めたくなかったら

    Reading

    つとめたくなかったら
    tsutometakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to serve

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    務めたさ

    Reading

    つとめたさ
    tsutometasa

    Meaning

    the desire to serve

Word Detail

    word

    務める

    Meaning

    Serve, Fulfill

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Duty, Task

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