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うて

ute

JLPT N4 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of うてる — to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound.

  • to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
  • to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
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How it’s built

うてる うて

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

うてる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite うてます
Polite negative うてません
Polite past うてました
Polite past negative うてませんでした
Let us ~ うてましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneうて
Want to ~ うてたい
While ~ing うてながら
Te-form うてて
Plain past うてた
Tara-conditional うてたら
Progressive うてている
Plain negative うてない
Plain past negative うてなかった
Negative te-form うてなくて
Potential うてられる
Ba-conditional うてれば
Imperative うてろ
Volitional うてよう
Passive うてられる
Causative うてさせる
Causative-passive うてさせられる

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In real sentences

According to the store manager, this milk will last until tomorrow.

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I hear that from around here, you can see Mt. Fuji.

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I'm also going to the station, so how about together?

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Other forms and spellings

うてれうてりゃうてようてろうてよううてよっうてよふうてるうてんうでれうでりゃうでようでろうでよううでよっうでよふ
negative stem of うてる