作る
つくる
to make, to create
Tsukuru (作る) is a godan verb meaning "to make, to create". Its polite form is 作ります (tsukurimasu), its te form is 作って (tsukutte), its past form is 作った (tsukutta), and its negative form is 作らない (tsukuranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tsukuru (作る) conjugation quick reference
作る means "to make, to create". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsukuru example sentences
明日、お弁当を作ります。
I will make a lunch box tomorrow.
昨日、友達と一緒にケーキを作りました。
Yesterday, I made a cake with my friend.
今日はパスタを作らないで、外で食べます。
I won't make pasta today, I'll eat out.
How to use Tsukuru: grammar notes
•Use を (wo) to mark the thing you're making — for example, ケーキを作る means "to make a cake."
•Be careful not to use に or で with 作る when talking about what you're making — say プレゼントを作る, not プレゼントに作る.
•You can use と (to) to show who you're making something with — 友だちと作る means "to make (it) with a friend."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tsukuru
ご飯を作る（ごはんをつくる）
to make (cook) a meal
友達を作る（ともだちをつくる）
to make friends
約束を作る（やくそくをつくる）
to make a promise
Tsukuru (作る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 作る | tsukuru |
| Masu Form | 作ります | tsukurimasu |
| Te Form | 作って | tsukutte |
| Past Form | 作った | tsukutta |
| Negative Form | 作らない | tsukuranai |
| Past Negative | 作らなかった | tsukuranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 作ります | tsukurimasu |
| Polite Past | 作りました | tsukurimashita |
| Polite Negative | 作りません | tsukurimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 作りませんでした | tsukurimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 作れる | tsukureru |
| Passive Form | 作られる | tsukurareru |
| Causative Form | 作らせる | tsukuraseru |
| Causative Passive | 作らされる | tsukurasareru |
| Volitional Form | 作ろう | tsukurou |
| Imperative Form | 作れ | tsukure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 作れば | tsukureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 作ったら | tsukuttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 作っている | tsukutteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 作りたい | tsukuritai |
| Prohibition | 作るな | tsukuruna |