通る
とおる
to pass (by), to go through
Tooru (通る) is a godan verb meaning "to pass (by), to go through". Its polite form is 通ります (toorimasu), its te form is 通って (tootte), its past form is 通った (tootta), and its negative form is 通らない (tooranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Tooru (通る) conjugation quick reference
通る means "to pass (by), to go through". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tooru example sentences
この道を通ります。
I go through this road.
昨日、公園を通りました。
I passed through the park yesterday.
そこは通りません。
I don’t go through there.
How to use Tooru: grammar notes
•When saying you pass through or along something (like a street or a tunnel), use 通る with を — for example, トンネルを通ります (“go through the tunnel”).
•Don’t confuse に and を — we say 駅を通る (pass the station), not 駅に通る.
•通る often describes movement, so be sure to use it with places you physically go through — like 道 (road), 公園 (park), or 橋 (bridge).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tooru
道を通る（みちをとおる）
to go through a road / to pass along a street
人ごみを通る（ひとごみをとおる）
to pass through a crowd
話が通る（はなしがとおる）
the message gets through / to be understood
Tooru (通る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 通る | tooru |
| Masu Form | 通ります | toorimasu |
| Te Form | 通って | tootte |
| Past Form | 通った | tootta |
| Negative Form | 通らない | tooranai |
| Past Negative | 通らなかった | tooranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 通ります | toorimasu |
| Polite Past | 通りました | toorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 通りません | toorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 通りませんでした | toorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 通れる | tooreru |
| Passive Form | 通られる | toorareru |
| Causative Form | 通らせる | tooraseru |
| Causative Passive | 通らされる | toorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 通ろう | toorou |
| Imperative Form | 通れ | toore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 通れば | tooreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 通ったら | toottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 通っている | tootteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 通りたい | tooritai |
| Prohibition | 通るな | tooruna |