連れる|つれるtsureru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 連れる（つれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 連れます（つれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 連れない（つれない） |
| polite (masen) | 連れません（つれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 連れず・連れぬ（つれず・つれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 連れた（つれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 連れました（つれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 連れなかった（つれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 連れませんでした（つれませんでした） |
| Te form | 連れて（つれて） |
| Potential | 連れられる（つれられる） |
| Passive | 連れられる（つれられる） |
| Causative | 連れさせる（つれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 連れさせられる（つれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 連れれば（つれれば） |
| tara | 連れたら（つれたら） |
| Volitional | 連れよう（つれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 連れましょう（つれましょう） |
| Imperative | 連れろ（つれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym連れて行くつれていくNeutralTaking someone along as you go somewhere, as in 「子供を公園に連れて行く」; this is the most common way 「連れる」 is actually used.
- Synonym召し連れるめしつれるFormalFormal, honorific or old-fashioned: a person of high standing bringing attendants along, as in 「家来を召し連れる」.
- Related連行れんこうWrittenWritten prose for taking someone away against their will, usually the police taking a suspect (also 「強制連行」); 「連れる」 has no coercive sense.
- Related連れ込むつれこむNeutralBringing someone into a place, as in 「部屋に連れ込む」 or 「車に連れ込む」; often carries an improper, furtive nuance.
- Related導くみちびくWrittenWritten prose for guiding someone or leading them in a direction, as in 「成功に導く」; the emphasis is on pointing the way, not escorting.
- Related同行どうこうWrittenWritten/formal: going along with someone, as in 「社長に同行する」 or 「部下を同行させる」.
- Related案内あんないNeutralEveryday word for showing the way to someone unfamiliar with the place, as in 「会場へ案内する」; the focus is on guiding rather than escorting.
- Related誘導ゆうどうWrittenWritten/formal: steering crowds or vehicles to a designated place, as in 「避難誘導」.
- Related伴うともなうWrittenWritten prose: to accompany or bring someone along, as in 「妻を伴う」; also for things that come along as a consequence.
- Related同道どうどうWrittenWritten and old-fashioned: traveling the same road together; seldom used today.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralThe opposite of 「連れる」: to leave or be separated, as in 「親元を離れる」.
- Antonym別れるわかれるNeutralThe opposite of 「連れる」: to part or break up, as in 「駅で別れる」.
Use 「連れる」 as the default for taking someone along; 「連れて行く」 is its most common form, for taking someone with you as you go. For showing the way pick 「案内」, for guiding 「導く」 or 「誘導」. 「連行」 is for taking someone by force, 「同行」「伴う」「同道」 are written-style alternatives, and 「召し連れる」 is formal. To separate is 「離れる」 or 「別れる」.
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