吊る
つる · tsuru
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
- to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 吊りますつります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 吊りませんつりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 吊りましたつりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 吊りませんでしたつりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 吊りましょうつりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 吊りつり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 吊りたいつりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 吊りながらつりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 吊ってつって |
| Plain past (た形) | 吊ったつった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 吊ったらつったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 吊っているつっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 吊らないつらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 吊らなかったつらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 吊らなくてつらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 吊れるつれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 吊ればつれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 吊れつれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 吊ろうつろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 吊られるつられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 吊らせるつらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 吊らされるつらされる |
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What does 吊る mean?
To hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf). It can also mean: to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes).
How do you pronounce 吊る?
つる (tsuru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 吊る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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