作つくる

tsukuru

Godan Verb (ru)

1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

Transitive

どこへ行いっても、彼かれは必かならず友達ともだちを作つくる。

dokoe ittemo karewa kanarazu tomodachio tsukuru.

Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.

Godan Verb (ru)

2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

Transitive

たまごを割わらずにオムレツは作つくれない。

tamagō warazuni omuretsuwa tsukurenai.

You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

Godan Verb (ru)

3. to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

Transitive

, Related to 野菜を作る

あなたの菜園さいえんで作つくれる穀物こくもつや野菜やさいを食たべて生活せいかつする方ほうがずっと安上やすあがりだ。

anatano saiende tsukureru kokumotsuya yasaio tabete sēkatsu suru hōga zutto yasuagarida.

It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.

Godan Verb (ru)

4. to till

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

5. to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

Transitive

文法ぶんぽう的てきに正ただしい文章ぶんしょうを作つくるよう心こころがけるべきだ。

bumpōtekini tadashii bunshōo tsukuru yō kokorogakerubekida.

You should try to produce grammatical sentences.

Godan Verb (ru)

6. to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

Transitive

ＤＴＰでぃうてぃうぴいで本ほんを作つくれば、安やすいし早はやいし、まさに一挙いっきょ両得りょうとくだ。

diitiipiide hon'o tsukureba yasuishi hayaishi masani ikkyoryōtokuda.

Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

Godan Verb (ru)

7. to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

8. to have (a child)

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

9. to make up (one's face, etc.)

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

10. to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

11. to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

12. to form (a line, etc.)

Transitive

例外れいがいは作つくるべきではないと思おもいます。

rēgaiwa tsukurubekidewa naito omoimasu.

I insist that exceptions not be made.

Godan Verb (ru)

13. to set (a record)

Transitive

Godan Verb (ru)

14. to commit (a sin, etc.)

Transitive

Other forms:

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60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

作つくった

tsukutta

The past form

1. Made; Did

★ Common

Verb

#4339

作つくって

tsukutte

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

1. Make; Creating

★ Common

Verb

#3496

作つくらない

tsukuranai

The negative form

1. Won't do; Don't make

★ Common

Verb

#4273

作つくらなかった

tsukuranakatta

The past negative form

1. Didn't do; Didn't make

★ Common

Verb

#4022

作つくりました

tsukurimashita

The polite past form

1. Made; Did

★ Common

Verb

#3035

作つくります

tsukurimasu

The polite form

1. To do; To make

★ Common

Verb

#3243

作つくりません

tsukurimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not make.; Will not make.

★ Common

Verb

#3846

作つくりませんでした

tsukurimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not make; Did not create

★ Common

Verb

#3841

Common 24 items

作つくったばかり

tsukuttabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just made; Recently made

★ Common

Verb

#4288

作つくっちゃう

tsukucchau

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

1. Do (it); Did (it)

★ Common

Verb

#3498

作つくっちゃダメ

tsukuccha dame

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

1. Don't make it.; Don't do it.

★ Common

Verb

#3569

作つくっていない

tsukutte inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not doing; Not making

★ Common

Verb

#4165

作つくっている

tsukutte iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Doing; Making

★ Common

Verb

#3898

作つくってはいけない

tsukuttewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not make.; Do not make.

★ Common

Adjective

#4147

作つくってもいい

tsukuttemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May do.; It's okay to do.

★ Common

Adjective

#3348

作つくっとく

tsukuttoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To do beforehand; To prepare

★ Common

Verb

#4323

作つくらないで

tsukuranaide

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

1. Don't make.; Don't do.

★ Common

Verb

#4149

作つくらなきゃ

tsukuranakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Have to do; Must do

★ Common

Verb

#4203

作つくらなくてもいい

tsukuranakutemo iu

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

1. Don't have to make.; No need to make.

★ Common

Adjective

#3593

作つくらなければならない

tsukuranakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must do; Have to do

★ Common

Adjective

#3949

作つくりたい

tsukuritai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to do; Want to make

★ Common

Verb

#3219

作つくりたくない

tsukuritakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to make; Don't want to create

★ Common

Verb

#3914

作つくるところ

tsukuru tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to; On the point of

★ Common

Verb

#3484

作つくるみたい

tsukuru mitai

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

1. Looks like making; Seems to be making

★ Common

Verb

#3622

作つくれない

tsukurenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot do; Unable to do

★ Common

Verb

#3384

作つくれる

tsukureru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can make; Can do

Verb

#2830

作つくろう

tsukurō

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

1. Let's do; Let's make

★ Common

Verb

#4007

作つくっています

tsukutte imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Doing; Making

★ Common

Verb

#3240

作つくらないでください

tsukuranaide kudasai

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

1. Don't make.; Don't do.

★ Common

Verb

#3712

作つくりなさい

tsukurinasai

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

1. Make.; Do.

★ Common

Verb

#3315

作つくりましょう

tsukurimashō

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

1. Let's make; Let's do

★ Common

Verb

#3032

作つくれます

tsukuremasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can make; Can do

★ Common

Verb

#3492

Advanced 28 items

作つくったそうだ

tsukutta sōda

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

1. They say (they) made it.; It is said (they) made it.

★ Common

Verb

#3188

作つくっただろう

tsukuttadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably made.; Probably did.

★ Common

Verb

#3755

作つくったところ

tsukutta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just did.; Finished.

★ Common

Verb

#3256

作つくったら

tsukuttara

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

1. If/when [you] make; If/when [it] is made

★ Common

Verb

#3517

作つくったらしい

tsukuttarashii

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

1. Made, apparently; Seemed to have made

★ Common

Verb

#3457

作つくってくれ

tsukutte kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Make it.; Do it for me.

★ Common

Verb

#3462

作つくってちょうだい

tsukutte chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Make it for me.; Do it for me.

★ Common

Verb

#3612

作つくらせられる

tsukuraserareru

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

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

★ Common

Verb

#4122

作つくらせる

tsukuraseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone make; To let someone make

★ Common

Verb

#3325

作つくらないでくれ

tsukuranaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't do [it].; Please don't do [it].

★ Common

Verb

#4068

作つくらなければいけない

tsukuranakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must do; Have to do

★ Common

Adjective

#3317

作つくられる

tsukurareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be made; To be done

★ Common

Verb

#3305

作つくりがち

tsukurigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to; Tending to

★ Common

Verb

#3873

作つくりきる

tsukurikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To finish; To complete

★ Common

Verb

#4297

作つくりそうだ

tsukurisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks like; Seems like

★ Common

Verb

#3527

作つくりっぱなし

tsukurippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Left as is; Unfinished

★ Common

Verb

#4019

作つくりぬく

tsukurinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Carry through to completion; Persevere and finish

★ Common

Verb

#3958

作つくるそうだ

tsukuru sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. I hear they are making…; It is said they are making…

★ Common

Verb

#4105

作つくると

tsukuruto

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

1. If/when [do/make]; When [do/make]

★ Common

Verb

#3397

作つくるな

tsukuruna

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

1. Don't make.; Don't create.

★ Common

Verb

#4349

作つくるなら

tsukurunara

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

1. If making; When making

★ Common

Verb

#3627

作つくるようだ

tsukuru yōda

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

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

Verb

#4181

作つくるらしい

tsukururashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to be making; Apparently makes

★ Common

Verb

#4323

作つくれ

tsukure

A strong, direct command

1. Make.; Do.

★ Common

Verb

#4032

作つくれば

tsukureba

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

1. If (one) makes; When (one) makes

★ Common

Verb

#3020

作つくってくださいませ

tsukutte kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please do.; Could you do…?

★ Common

Verb

#4260

作つくってはならない

tsukuttewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not do; Do not make

★ Common

Adjective

#3504

作つくってもよろしい

tsukuttemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I make [it]?; Is it okay if I make [it]?

★ Common

Adjective

#4316

作つくる

tsukuru

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

60 Variants Available