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[せん()·()··()·]
sentewoutsu
expression, godan verb

Root Words:

[せん()·() + を + ()·]
sente + wo + utsu

English Meaning(s) for 先手を打つ

expression, godan verb
  1. to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate
  2. to play the first move (e.g. in go)

Meanings for each kanji in 先手を打つ

» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
» hand
» strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen

Stroke Order Diagrams for 先手を打つ

Conjugations for 先手を打つ

masu stem
[せん()·()··()·]
sentewouchi
Negative stem
[せん()·()··()·]
sentewouta
te-form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutte
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·]
sentewoutsu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutanai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutanakatta
Presumptive Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouchimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewouchimasen
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewouchimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·······]
sentewouchimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewouchimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouchitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewouchitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewouchitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·······]
sentewouchitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewouchita
te-form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewouchitakute
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewouchitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouchitaku
Provisional Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewouchitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·······]
sentewouchitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewouchitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[せん()·()··()········]
sentewouchitakunakattara
Objective Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouchitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·]
sentewoute
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewouchinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewouteba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouttara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewouttari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentegauteru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentegautenai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentegauteta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentegautenakatta
masu-stem
[せん()·()··()·]
sentegaute
te-form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentegautete
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentegautenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentegautemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentegautemasen
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentegautemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·······]
sentegautemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutarenai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutarenakatta
masu stem
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutare
te-form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutarete
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()········]
sentewoutaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutasenai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutasenakatta
masu stem
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutase
te-form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutasete
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()········]
sentewoutasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·······]
sentewoutasarenakatta
masu stem
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutasare
te-form
[せん()·()··()····]
sentewoutasarete
Negative te-form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()·····]
sentewoutasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[せん()·()··()······]
sentewoutasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()·········]
sentewoutasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()··]
sentewoutanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せん()·()··()···]
sentewoutazaru

Sample Sentences for 先手を打つ

I anticipated his question.
He started to say something, but I beat him to it.

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