Nihoner

つッ

つっ · tsu

JLPT N2 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of つる — to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf).

  • to hang oneself
  • to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
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How it’s built

つる つッ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

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

Name that form

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

Every form of

Polite つります
Polite negative つりません
Polite past つりました
Polite past negative つりませんでした
Let us ~ つりましょう
Masu-stem つり
Want to ~ つりたい
While ~ing つりながら
Te-form つって
Plain past つった
Tara-conditional つったら
Progressive つっている
Plain negative つらない
Plain past negative つらなかった
Negative te-form つらなくて
Potential つれる
Ba-conditional つれば
Imperative つれ
Volitional つろう
Passive つられる
Causative つらせる
Causative-passive つらされる

Drill every form in the Conjugation Dojo →

Other forms and spellings

つろつろっつろふつるつんつりつっつりゃづるツルヅル
masu-stem of つる