Explore 踏む through polite examples of stepping and pressing with the foot.
The idea
踏む is a godan verb meaning to step on or tread on something, or press a pedal with the foot. Mark the thing stepped on with を. Its polite stem is 踏み; its て form is 踏んで.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 踏む | 踏みます | 踏みません | 踏みました | 踏んで |
Examples
- 落ちた葉を踏みました。I stepped on a fallen leaf.
- 草を踏まないでください。Please do not step on the grass.
- うっかり友達の足を踏みました。I accidentally stepped on my friend’s foot.
- ペダルをゆっくり踏んでください。Press the pedal slowly.
- 雪を踏むと、音がします。If you step on the snow, it makes a sound.
- 石を踏んで、滑りました。I stepped on a stone and slipped.
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Watch out
Do not confuse 踏む with 歩く, which means to walk. The object of 踏む takes を, and its て form is 踏んで, not 踏みて.
Try it yourself
Write the polite non-past form: ＿。（踏む→ます）
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踏みます
踏みます is the polite non-past form; it can refer to the present or future.
Write the て form: ＿。（踏む→て）
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踏んで
踏んで is the て form: the final む changes to んで.
草＿踏まないでください。（を／に）
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を
を marks 草 as the thing that must not be stepped on.
Practice round
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Write the polite non-past form: ＿。（踏む→ます）
Write the て form: ＿。（踏む→て）
草＿踏まないでください。（を／に）
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Make a sentence about stepping on something, then change it to the polite past and check the particle.