- 1. [exp, v5m] to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts (of a previous cart) (id)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | てつをふむ | (tetsuwofumu) |
| Polite | てつをふみます | (tetsuwofumimasu) |
| Past, plain | てつをふんだ | (tetsuwofunda) |
| Past, polite | てつをふみました | (tetsuwofumimashita) |
| Negative, plain | てつをふまない | (tetsuwofumanai) |
| Negative, polite | てつをふみません | (tetsuwofumimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | てつをふまなかった | (tetsuwofumanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てつをふみませんでした | (tetsuwofumimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | てつをふんで | (tetsuwofunde) |
| Potential | てつをふめる | (tetsuwofumeru) |
| Volitional | てつをふもう | (tetsuwofumou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | てつをふめば | (tetsuwofumeba) |
| Passive | てつをふまれる | (tetsuwofumareru) |
| Causative | てつをふませる | (tetsuwofumaseru) |
| Imperative | てつをふめ | (tetsuwofume) |