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尊ぶ[とうとぶ] (tattobutoutobu)

to value, to prize, to esteem / honor; respect

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

尊ぶ (たっとぶ / とうとぶ, tattobutoutobu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to value, to prize, to esteem / honor; respect”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

先祖せんぞを尊とうとぶことは大切たいせつです

It is important to respect your forebears.

文は簡明を尊ぶ.

Brevity is the soul of writing.

兵は神速を尊ぶ.

“Swift and decisive" should be the ideal of the soldier [warrior].

我々われわれは時間じかんを守まもることを尊とうとぶ。

We value punctuality.

Conjugation table

尊ぶ (たっとぶ / とうとぶ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary尊ぶ たっとぶtattobu
Negative尊ばない たっとばないtattobanai
Past尊んだ たっとんだtattonda
Past negative尊ばなかった たっとばなかったtattobanakatta
Polite (ます)尊びます たっとびますtattobimasu
Polite negative尊びません たっとびませんtattobimasen
Polite past尊びました たっとびましたtattobimashita
Polite past negative尊びませんでした たっとびませんでしたtattobimasendeshita
Te-form尊んで たっとんでtattonde
Conditional (ば)尊べば たっとべばtattobeba
Conditional (たら)尊んだら たっとんだらtattondara
Potential尊べる たっとべるtattoberu
Passive尊ばれる たっとばれるtattobareru
Causative尊ばせる たっとばせるtattobaseru
Causative-passive尊ばせられる たっとばせられるtattobaserareru
Volitional尊ぼう たっとぼうtattobou
Volitional polite尊びましょう たっとびましょうtattobimashou
Imperative尊べ たっとべtattobe
Desire (たい)尊びたい たっとびたいtattobitai

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