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うと

uto

JLPT N4 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of うつ — 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

うつ うと

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

うつ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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

Every form of

Polite うちます
Polite negative うちません
Polite past うちました
Polite past negative うちませんでした
Let us ~ うちましょう
Masu-stem うち
Want to ~ うちたい
While ~ing うちながら
Te-form うって
Plain past うった
Tara-conditional うったら
Progressive うっている
Plain negative うたない
Plain past negative うたなかった
Negative te-form うたなくて
Potential うてる
Ba-conditional うてば
Imperative うて
Volitional うとう
Passive うたれる
Causative うたせる
Causative-passive うたされる

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In real sentences

Checkout is at ten o'clock.

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Check-out is until eleven o'clock.

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If the price were cheap, I'm thinking of buying a lot.

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Other forms and spellings

ウッうとっうちうっうちゃうつウツ
volitional form of うつ