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問とう (tou)

to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg)

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #1539 most frequent

Meaning

問う (とう, tou) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

応募おうぼ者しゃの年齢ねんれいは問といません。

Applicants of all ages are accepted.

その男おとこは窃盗せっとう犯はんに問とわれた。

The man was charged with theft.

この男おとこは窃盗せっとう罪ざいに問とわれた。

This man was charged with theft.

勝敗は問うところではない.

It doesn't matter whether we win or not.

Conjugation table

問う (とう) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary問う とうtou
Negative問わない とわないtowanai
Past問うた とうたtouta
Past negative問わなかった とわなかったtowanakatta
Polite (ます)問います といますtoimasu
Polite negative問いません といませんtoimasen
Polite past問いました といましたtoimashita
Polite past negative問いませんでした といませんでしたtoimasendeshita
Te-form問うて とうてtoute
Conditional (ば)問えば とえばtoeba
Conditional (たら)問うたら とうたらtoutara
Potential問える とえるtoeru
Passive問われる とわれるtowareru
Causative問わせる とわせるtowaseru
Causative-passive問わせられる とわせられるtowaserareru
Volitional問おう とおうtoou
Volitional polite問いましょう といましょうtoimashou
Imperative問え とえtoe
Desire (たい)問いたい といたいtoitai

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