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釣る

つる

to fish

Godan verbJLPT N4

Example Sentences

今日は魚を釣ります。
I will fish today.
昨日、小さい魚を釣りました。
I caught a small fish yesterday.
週末は魚を釣りませんでした。
I didn’t fish on the weekend.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

Use 釣る with the particle を to show what you're catching — for example, 魚を釣る means "to fish/catch a fish."
When talking about where you fish, use the particle で — like in 川で魚を釣る ("fish in a river").
Don't confuse 釣る (to catch fish) with 釣れる, which means "fish are biting" or "can be caught" — 今日は魚が釣れない means "The fish aren't biting today."
JLPT N4 level

Common Phrases & Expressions

魚を釣る(さかなをつる)
to fish (catch) a fish
人を釣る(ひとをつる)
to lure or bait someone (e.g., trick or entice someone)
釣りに行く(つりにいく)
to go fishing

Complete Conjugation Table

Basic Forms

Dictionary Form
釣る
Masu Form
釣ります
Te Form
釣って
Past Form
釣った
Negative Form
釣らない
Past Negative
釣らなかった

Polite Forms

Polite Present
釣ります
Polite Past
釣りました
Polite Negative
釣りません
Polite Past Negative
釣りませんでした

Advanced Forms

Potential Form
釣れる
Passive Form
釣られる
Causative Form
釣らせる
Causative Passive
釣らされる
Volitional Form
釣ろう
Imperative Form
釣れ

Conditional Forms

Conditional (ば)
釣れば
Conditional (たら)
釣ったら

Other Forms

Progressive Form
釣っている
Desire (たい)
釣りたい
Prohibition
釣るな

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