踏み出す|ふみだすfumidasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto step forward; to step forth; to advance
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto start; to embark on; to set forth on; to take steps toward
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 踏み出す（ふみだす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 踏み出します（ふみだします） |
| Negative (nai) | 踏み出さない（ふみださない） |
| polite (masen) | 踏み出しません（ふみだしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 踏み出さず・踏み出さぬ（ふみださず・ふみださぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 踏み出した（ふみだした） |
| polite (mashita) | 踏み出しました（ふみだしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 踏み出さなかった（ふみださなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 踏み出しませんでした（ふみだしませんでした） |
| Te form | 踏み出して（ふみだして） |
| Potential | 踏み出せる（ふみだせる） |
| Passive | 踏み出される（ふみだされる） |
| Causative | 踏み出させる（ふみださせる） |
| Causative passive | 踏み出させられる（ふみださせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 踏み出せば（ふみだせば） |
| tara | 踏み出したら（ふみだしたら） |
| Volitional | 踏み出そう（ふみだそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 踏み出しましょう（ふみだしましょう） |
| Imperative | 踏み出せ（ふみだせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym乗り出すのりだすNeutralTo set out on a new venture or step forward boldly, stressing active involvement, as in 「調査に乗り出す」; 「踏み出す」 stresses taking the first step.
- Synonym進み出るすすみでるNeutralTo step forward out of a crowd, physically or to volunteer; not about starting a new stage.
- SynonymスタートNeutralLoanword for a start, departure or the start of a race; common in speech, as in 「再スタート」.
- Synonym取り掛かるとりかかるNeutralTo set about a task; stresses getting down to concrete, hands-on work.
- Synonym着手ちゃくしゅWrittenWritten/formal: to set to work or begin implementing; also a legal term; carries no personal feeling.
- Related仕掛けるしかけるNeutralTo start or launch something, pick a fight, or set a trap or device; 「踏み出す」 centers on resolutely taking a new step.
- Related始めるはじめるNeutralThe most widely used word for starting something, neutral in tone; 「踏み出す」 adds the feeling of a determined new step.
- Related開始かいしNeutralNoun for a start, businesslike in tone, as in 「試合開始」; lacks the personal resolve of 「踏み出す」.
- Related発足ほっそくWrittenWritten/formal: the official launch of an organization, movement or project, as in 「新内閣が発足」; 「踏み出す」 is an individual's first step.
- Related始業しぎょうNeutralThe start of the workday or of a school term, as in 「始業式」; centers on the scheduled time.
- Related創始そうしWrittenWritten/formal: to originate or found something, stressing the creation of something unprecedented.
- Related始動しどうNeutralStarting a machine or engine, and by extension a plan going into action; stresses beginning to operate.
- Related仕掛かるしかかるWrittenTo have started something not yet finished; stresses the midway state. Bookish in flavor but rare in actual writing.
- Relatedし始めるしはじめるNeutralAuxiliary verb form for beginning to do something; marks the start of an action, with no nuance of moving into a new stage.
- RelatedしだすNeutralColloquial: to begin doing something; also to cater, making and delivering food; stresses the outset of an action.
- RelatedやりだすCasualColloquial: to get started on something, slightly casual in feel.
- RelatedおっぱじめるCasualColloquial and coarse: to suddenly start doing something, often with displeasure, as in quarrels or fights.
- Antonym引き下がるひきさがるNeutralAntonym: to withdraw or back down and give up, the opposite of 「踏み出す」 moving ahead.
- Antonym退くしりぞくNeutralAntonym: to step back or withdraw, the opposite of 「踏み出す」 moving forward.
- Antonym踏みとどまるふみとどまるNeutralAntonym: to stop in one's tracks and hold firm, the opposite of 「踏み出す」 stepping forward.
Use 「踏み出す」 for bravely taking a first step or entering a new stage, as in 「新たな一歩を踏み出す」. For starting something in general, 「始める」 is the default; 「乗り出す」 suits stepping in actively on a venture, 「取り掛かる」 getting down to a task, 「スタート」 or 「開始」 a neutral start, and 「発足」 an organization's official launch. The opposites are 「引き下がる」 and 「退く」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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