踏む
ふむ
to step on, to tread on
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
靴を踏みます。
I step on the shoes.
昨日、友だちの足を踏みました。
Yesterday, I stepped on my friend’s foot.
花を踏みません。
I don't step on flowers.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use the particle を before 踏む to show what you're stepping on — for example, 靴を踏む means "to step on a shoe."
•Be careful not to confuse 踏む with 歩く (to walk); 踏む is used when you step on something, often by accident or with pressure.
•When talking about accidentally stepping on someone or something, it's polite to say ごめんなさい or すみません afterward!
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
経験を踏む（けいけんをふむ）
to gain experience
- Example: 彼は多くの経験を踏んでいる。
He has a lot of experience.
手順を踏む（てじゅんをふむ）
to follow the steps/procedure
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
踏む
Masu Form
踏みます
Te Form
踏んで
Past Form
踏んだ
Negative Form
踏まない
Past Negative
踏まなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
踏みます
Polite Past
踏みました
Polite Negative
踏みません
Polite Past Negative
踏みませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
踏める
Passive Form
踏まれる
Causative Form
踏ませる
Causative Passive
踏まされる
Volitional Form
踏もう
Imperative Form
踏め
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
踏めば
Conditional (たら)
踏んだら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
踏んでいる
Desire (たい)
踏みたい
Prohibition
踏むな