ぶつ【
打つ
】

butsu

Godan Verb (tsu)

1. to hit (someone); to strike; to beat

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

ぶたれて耳鳴みみなりがした。

butarete miminariga shita.

My ears were ringing from being beaten.

Godan Verb (tsu)

2. to make (a speech); to give (an address)

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

Godan Verb (tsu)

3. to gamble

Transitive

Dated

Usually Written in Kana

Other forms:

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45 Variants Available

Essential 3 items

うたない

utanai

The negative form

1. Not hitting; Not striking

★ Common

Verb

#273457

うたなかった

utanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not hit.; Did not strike.

★ Common

Verb

#433646

うって

utte

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Hitting and; Hit (to request)

★ Common

Verb

#1927

Common 20 items

うたないで

utanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't hit.; Don't beat.

★ Common

Verb

#405361

うたなきゃ

utanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Have to hit.; Must hit.

★ Common

Verb

#491662

うたなくてもいう

uta nakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to hit.; Don't need to hit.

★ Common

Adjective

#1184684

うたなければならない

utanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must hit.; Must strike.

★ Common

Adjective

#308526

うったばかり

uttabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just hit; Just struck

★ Common

Verb

#930896

うっちゃう

ucchau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. Do (it); Will do (it)

★ Common

Verb

#432871

うっちゃダメ

uccha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't hit.; Don't break.

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

うっていない

utte inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not hitting; Not doing

★ Common

Verb

#559312

うっている

utte iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Hitting; Playing (an instrument)

★ Common

Verb

#154895

うってわいけない

uttewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not hit.; Do not strike.

★ Common

Adjective

#1184684

うってもいう

uttemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May hit.; Can hit.

★ Common

Adjective

#1184684

うっとく

uttoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To do beforehand; To leave done

★ Common

Verb

#409934

うつところ

utsu tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to hit; About to strike

★ Common

Verb

#538095

うつみたい

utsu mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like hitting.; Seems to be hitting.

★ Common

Verb

#675268

うてない

utenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot hit.; Cannot strike.

★ Common

Verb

#55851

うとう

utō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's hit.; Let's try.

★ Common

Verb

#7827

うたないでください

utanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Don't hit.; Don't strike.

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

うちなさい

uchinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Do it.; Make it.

★ Common

Verb

#421968

うっています

utte imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Is/are doing; Is/are -ing

★ Common

Verb

#469186

うてます

utemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can hit; Can play (sports/instruments)

★ Common

Verb

#35455

Advanced 22 items

うたせられる

utaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to hit; To be forced to hit

★ Common

Verb

#1184684

うたせる

utaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone hit; To make someone hit

★ Common

Verb

#450847

うたなければいけない

utanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must hit; Have to hit

★ Common

Adjective

#742063

うたれる

utareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be hit; To be struck

★ Common

Verb

#228732

うちがち

uchigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to; Tends to

★ Common

Verb

#439063

うちきる

uchikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To finish; To complete

Verb

#847782

うちそうだ

uchisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks like hitting.; Appears to be striking.

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

うちっぱなし

uchippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Unfinished; Roughcast

★ Common

Verb

#650344

うちぬく

uchinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. To see through; To accomplish

★ Common

Verb

#414152

うったそうだ

utta sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. They say [someone] hit [someone/something].; It seems [someone] hit [someone/something].

★ Common

Verb

#1184684

うっただろう

uttadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably hit.; Likely hit.

★ Common

Verb

#866112

うったところ

utta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just hit it.; Have just hit it.

★ Common

Verb

#612089

うったら

uttara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when [to hit/strike]; When [to hit/strike]

★ Common

Verb

#75041

うったらしい

uttarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to have hit.; Appears to have struck.

★ Common

Verb

#866112

うつと

utsuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when hit; When hitting

★ Common

Verb

#136341

うつな

utsuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't hit.; Don't strike.

★ Common

Verb

#52117

うつなら

utsunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If hitting; When hitting

★ Common

Verb

#313810

うつようだ

utsuyōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

Verb

#1184684

うて

ute

A strong, direct command

1. Shoot.; Strike.

★ Common

Verb

#1826

うてば

uteba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when (one) hits; If/when (you) hit

★ Common

Verb

#202850

うってくださいませ

utte kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please hit [it/me].; Please strike [it/me].

★ Common

Verb

#1184684

うってわならない

uttewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not hit.; Do not strike.

★ Common

Adjective

#1184684

ぶつ【
打つ
】

butsu

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