釣る
つる
to fish
Tsuru (釣る) is a godan verb meaning "to fish". Its polite form is 釣ります (tsurimasu), its te form is 釣って (tsutte), its past form is 釣った (tsutta), and its negative form is 釣らない (tsuranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Tsuru (釣る) conjugation quick reference
釣る means "to fish". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsuru 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.
How to use Tsuru: grammar notes
•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 with Tsuru
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
Tsuru (釣る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 釣る | tsuru |
| Masu Form | 釣ります | tsurimasu |
| Te Form | 釣って | tsutte |
| Past Form | 釣った | tsutta |
| Negative Form | 釣らない | tsuranai |
| Past Negative | 釣らなかった | tsuranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 釣ります | tsurimasu |
| Polite Past | 釣りました | tsurimashita |
| Polite Negative | 釣りません | tsurimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 釣りませんでした | tsurimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 釣れる | tsureru |
| Passive Form | 釣られる | tsurareru |
| Causative Form | 釣らせる | tsuraseru |
| Causative Passive | 釣らされる | tsurasareru |
| Volitional Form | 釣ろう | tsurou |
| Imperative Form | 釣れ | tsure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 釣れば | tsureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 釣ったら | tsuttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 釣っている | tsutteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 釣りたい | tsuritai |
| Prohibition | 釣るな | tsuruna |