表層形
勉めろ
ツトメロ
動詞
勉めろ (ツトメロ)
Tsutomero · つとめろ — to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)
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勉めろ in rōmaji: tsutomero.
動詞
一般
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📝 努める 🔤 下一段-マ行 📐 命令形
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
勉めろ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
努める
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| 読み (Reading) |
ツトメロ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
命令形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
勉めろ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ツトメル
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| 表記・基本形 |
勉める
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| 見出し語の読み |
ツトメル
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💡 English Meaning
勉めろ means “to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ツトメロ
Lemma: 努める
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
努めます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
努めて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
努めた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
努めない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
努めましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
努められる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
努められる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
努めさせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (勉めろ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (努める) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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