- 1. [exp, v1] to fold one's arms
- 2. [exp, v1] to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms — usu. as 手を束ねて
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | てをつかねる | (tewotsukaneru) |
| Polite | てをつかねます | (tewotsukanemasu) |
| Past, plain | てをつかねた | (tewotsukaneta) |
| Past, polite | てをつかねました | (tewotsukanemashita) |
| Negative, plain | てをつかねない | (tewotsukanenai) |
| Negative, polite | てをつかねません | (tewotsukanemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | てをつかねなかった | (tewotsukanenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てをつかねませんでした | (tewotsukanemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | てをつかねて | (tewotsukanete) |
| Potential | てをつかねられる | (tewotsukanerareru) |
| Volitional | てをつかねよう | (tewotsukaneyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | てをつかねれば | (tewotsukanereba) |
| Passive | てをつかねられる | (tewotsukanerareru) |
| Causative | てをつかねさせる | (tewotsukanesaseru) |
| Imperative | てをつかねろ | (tewotsukanero) |