とど
See also: とと
Japanese
Etymology 1
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| (This term, とど, is an alternative spelling of the above terms. For a list of all kanji read as とど, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とど.) |
Etymology 2
From 鯔 (todo), that term referring the largest specimens of the species.
Noun
とど • (todo)
- the end, the limit
Verb
とどする • (todo suru) suru (stem とどし (todo shi), past とどした (todo shita))
- to be at the furthest limit
- to just barely finish; to finish at the last moment
- Synonym: ぎりぎり (giri-giri, adverb)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "とどする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | とどし | todo shi | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | とどし | todo shi | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | とどする | todo suru | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | とどする | todo suru | ||
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | とどすれ | todo sure | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | とどせよ¹ とどしろ² | todo seyo¹ todo shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | とどされる | todo sareru | ||
| Causative | とどさせる とどさす | todo saseru todo sasu | ||
| Potential | とどできる | todo dekiru | ||
| Volitional | とどしよう | todo shiyō | ||
| Negative | とどしない | todo shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | とどせず | todo sezu | ||
| Formal | とどします | todo shimasu | ||
| Perfective | とどした | todo shita | ||
| Conjunctive | とどして | todo shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | とどすれば | todo sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Adverb
とど • (todo)
- short for とどのつまり (todo no tsumari, “in the end”).
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic
Adverb
とど • (todo)
- (onomatopoeia) a rumbling sound, such as horses galloping or repeated knocking on a door
- (onomatopoeia) as or while staggering, tottering
- Synonyms: よたよた (yota-yota), とぼとぼ (tobo-tobo)