- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v1, vt] to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)

Dictionary form (tatoeru)
Polite (tatoemasu)
Past, plain (tatoeta)
Past, polite (tatoemashita)
Negative, plain (tatoenai)
Negative, polite (tatoemasen)
Past negative, plain (tatoenakatta)
Past negative, polite (tatoemasendeshita)
Te-form (tatoete)
Potential (tatoerareru)
Volitional (tatoeyou)
Conditional (―ba) (tatoereba)
Passive (tatoerareru)
Causative (tatoesaseru)
Imperative (tatoero)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The poet compared death to sleep.