執る|とるtoru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 執る(とる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 執ります(とります) |
| Negative (nai) | 執らない(とらない) |
| polite (masen) | 執りません(とりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 執らず・執らぬ(とらず・とらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 執った(とった) |
| polite (mashita) | 執りました(とりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 執らなかった(とらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 執りませんでした(とりませんでした) |
| Te form | 執って(とって) |
| Potential | 執れる(とれる) |
| Passive | 執られる(とられる) |
| Causative | 執らせる(とらせる) |
| Causative passive | 執らせられる・執らされる(とらせられる・とらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 執れば(とれば) |
| tara | 執ったら(とったら) |
| Volitional | 執ろう(とろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 執りましょう(とりましょう) |
| Imperative | 執れ(とれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym取るとるNeutralThe everyday, most common spelling of とる, for all kinds of taking and getting; 「執る」 is limited to presiding over affairs, commanding, taking up the pen, and the like.
- Related得るえるNeutralFocuses on getting or achieving results and is common in both speech and writing; unlike 「執る」, which is about presiding over affairs.
Use 「執る」 for taking charge of or handling affairs and duties, commanding, or taking up the pen, as in 「指揮を執る」「筆を執る」「事務を執る」; for everyday taking and getting, use 「取る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


