- 1. [v1, vt] to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | つとめる | (tsutomeru) |
| Polite | つとめます | (tsutomemasu) |
| Past, plain | つとめた | (tsutometa) |
| Past, polite | つとめました | (tsutomemashita) |
| Negative, plain | つとめない | (tsutomenai) |
| Negative, polite | つとめません | (tsutomemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | つとめなかった | (tsutomenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | つとめませんでした | (tsutomemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | つとめて | (tsutomete) |
| Potential | つとめられる | (tsutomerareru) |
| Volitional | つとめよう | (tsutomeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | つとめれば | (tsutomereba) |
| Passive | つとめられる | (tsutomerareru) |
| Causative | つとめさせる | (tsutomesaseru) |
| Imperative | つとめろ | (tsutomero) |
Kanji in this word
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務
task, dutiesOn: ム (mu)Kun: つと.める (tsuto.meru)
Example Sentences
彼女は私たちの団体では重要な役を務めている。
She is playing an important role in our organization.