Use 申し込む to apply for a place, event or service.

The idea

申し込む is a godan verb ending in む. Mark an event or course with に, as in コースに申し込む; a service or item requested can take を, as in カードを申し込む. The organization receiving the application can be marked with に.

Patterns to compare
Dictionary formPolite non-pastPolite negativePolite pastて form
申し込む申し込みます申し込みません申し込みました申し込んで

Examples

  • 日本語にほんごのコースにオンラインで申もうし込こみました。I applied for the Japanese course online.
  • 金曜日きんようびまでに、セミナーに申もうし込こんでください。Please apply for the seminar by Friday.
  • 銀行ぎんこうでクレジットカードを申もうし込こみました。I applied for a credit card at the bank.
  • 友達ともだちと大会たいかいに申もうし込こみます。My friend and I will apply for the competition.
  • 締しめ切きりは来週らいしゅうなので、まだ申もうし込こんでいません。I have not applied yet because the deadline is next week.
  • 申もうし込こんでから、確認かくにんのメールを受うけ取とりました。After applying, I received a confirmation email.

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Watch out

Applying does not mean acceptance is guaranteed. The て form is 申し込んで, with んで, not 申し込んて.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the polite non-past form. ＿。（申し込む→ます）

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    申し込みます

    申し込みます is the polite non-past; the む ending changes to み before ます.

  2. Write the て form. ＿。（申し込む→て）

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    申し込んで

    申し込んで is the て form: final む changes to んで.

  3. Choose the particle for applying to a seminar. セミナー＿申し込みます。（に／を）

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    に

    に marks the seminar as the event for which you register.

Use it today

Write a sentence about applying for a course, then change it to the polite past.