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[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaiwotsuru
expression, godan verb

Root Words:

[()·() + で + たい() + を + ()·]
ebi + de + tai + wo + tsuru

English Meaning(s) for 海老で鯛を釣る

expression, godan verb
  1. to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment

Meanings for each kanji in 海老で鯛を釣る

» sea; ocean
» old man; old age; grow old
» sea bream; red snapper
» angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare

Stroke Order Diagrams for 海老で鯛を釣る

Conjugations for 海老で鯛を釣る

masu stem
[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaiwotsuri
Negative stem
[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaiwotsura
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsutte
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsuranakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaiwotsuru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuranai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsutta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuranakatta
Presumptive Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsurou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·······]
ebidetaiwotsurimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuritai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuritakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuritakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·······]
ebidetaiwotsuritakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsurita
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsuritakute
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsuritakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuritaku
Provisional Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuritakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·······]
ebidetaiwotsuritakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsuritakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()········]
ebidetaiwotsuritakunakattara
Objective Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuritasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaiwotsure
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsureba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuranakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsuranakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuttara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsuranakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuttari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaigatsureru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaigatsurenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaigatsureta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaigatsurenakatta
masu-stem
[()·()··たい()··()·]
ebidetaigatsure
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaigatsurete
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaigatsurenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaigatsuremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaigatsuremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaigatsuremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·······]
ebidetaigatsuremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsurarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsurare
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurarete
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsuraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsuraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()········]
ebidetaiwotsuraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuraseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsuraseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsurasenakatta
masu stem
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsurase
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurasete
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()········]
ebidetaiwotsurasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·······]
ebidetaiwotsurasarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurasare
te-form
[()·()··たい()··()····]
ebidetaiwotsurasarete
Negative te-form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsurasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·····]
ebidetaiwotsurasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsurasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··たい()··()······]
ebidetaiwotsurasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()·········]
ebidetaiwotsurasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsuran
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsurazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()··]
ebidetaiwotsuranu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··たい()··()···]
ebidetaiwotsurazaru

Sample Sentences for 海老で鯛を釣る

Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

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