取り調べる・取調べる|とりしらべるtorishiraberu[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto investigate; to examine
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取り調べる(とりしらべる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取り調べます(とりしらべます) |
| Negative (nai) | 取り調べない(とりしらべない) |
| polite (masen) | 取り調べません(とりしらべません) |
| classical zu / nu | 取り調べず・取り調べぬ(とりしらべず・とりしらべぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 取り調べた(とりしらべた) |
| polite (mashita) | 取り調べました(とりしらべました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取り調べなかった(とりしらべなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取り調べませんでした(とりしらべませんでした) |
| Te form | 取り調べて(とりしらべて) |
| Potential | 取り調べられる(とりしらべられる) |
| Passive | 取り調べられる(とりしらべられる) |
| Causative | 取り調べさせる(とりしらべさせる) |
| Causative passive | 取り調べさせられる(とりしらべさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 取り調べれば(とりしらべれば) |
| tara | 取り調べたら(とりしらべたら) |
| Volitional | 取り調べよう(とりしらべよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 取り調べましょう(とりしらべましょう) |
| Imperative | 取り調べろ(とりしらべろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym調べるしらべるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for looking into or checking something; 「取り調べる」 specifically suggests police questioning a suspect in detail.
- Synonym調査ちょうさNeutralA noun for a formal investigation or survey, as in 「市場調査」; it leans formal and carries no sense of interrogating anyone.
- Related吟味ぎんみWrittenA written-style noun for close scrutiny or careful selection, as in 「食材を吟味する」; 「取り調べる」 is about questioning a suspect.
- Antonym見逃すみのがすNeutralAn antonym: to overlook something or let it pass, the opposite of putting someone through strict questioning.
Use 「取り調べる」 for police interrogation or detailed questioning, as in 「容疑者を取り調べる」. For everyday checking use 「調べる」, formal investigations 「調査」, careful selection 「吟味」; to let something pass, 「見逃す」.
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