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つも

tsumo

JLPT N2 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of つむ — to pile up, to stack.

  • to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack
  • to acquire, to accumulate
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つむ つも

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

つむ 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 つみます
Polite negative つみません
Polite past つみました
Polite past negative つみませんでした
Let us ~ つみましょう
Masu-stem つみ
Want to ~ つみたい
While ~ing つみながら
Te-form つんで
Plain past つんだ
Tara-conditional つんだら
Progressive つんでいる
Plain negative つまない
Plain past negative つまなかった
Negative te-form つまなくて
Potential つめる
Ba-conditional つめば
Imperative つめ
Volitional つもう
Passive つまれる
Causative つませる
Causative-passive つまされる

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In real sentences

I plan to shop in Shibuya.

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I plan to sleep until afternoon.

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Even if I fail, I plan to try again next year.

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Other forms and spellings

つみゃつまうつもうつもっつもふつむつみ
volitional form of つむ