「〜をふみとる／をふみとって」- Representative Structure

Explanation

「〜をふみとる／をふみとって」 (ふみとる/fumitoru) is a Japanese grammatical structure used to indicate "with... as the representative" or "with... at the forefront." It connects nouns using the pattern "Noun + を + Noun + とする" to emphasize that a particular thing or person is representative of a group or phenomenon.

Grammar Pattern

Grammar Point	Connection	Explanation
〜をふみとる／をふみとって	Noun + を + Noun + とする	Indicates that something or someone is the representative or primary focus.

Basic Usage

Examples

• 私わたしたちの街まちには、このお寺てらをふみとって、いろいろ古ふるい建物たてものがある。
• Watashitachi no machi ni wa, kono otera o fumitotte, iroiro furui tatemono ga aru.
• In our town, with this temple as the representative, there are many old buildings.
  

• その会議かいぎは田中たなかさんをふみとって始はじまった。
• Sono kaigi wa Tanaka-san o fumitotte hajimatta.
• The meeting began with Mr. Tanaka as the representative.
  

• 映画えいが祭まつりはこの映画えいがをふみとって進行しんこうした。
• Eiga matsuri wa kono eiga o fumitotte shinkou shita.
• The film festival proceeded with this movie as the representative.
  

Deep Dive

Usage Scenarios for 「〜をふみとる／をふみとって」

• Cultural Events: Describing an event where a particular cultural or artistic work is the representative.
  • この展覧会てんらんかいは古典こてん絵画かいがをふみとって、現代げんだいの作品さくひんも展示てんじされています。
  • Kono tenrankai wa koten kaiga o fumitotte, gendai no sakuhin mo tenji sareteimasu.
  • This exhibition, with classical paintings as the representative, also displays modern works.
    
• Meetings or Events: Describing a meeting or event that starts with a particular person or event as the focus.
  • 新あたらしい政策せいさくは、総理そうりをふみとって発表はっぴょうされた。
  • Atarashii seisaku wa, sōri o fumitotte happyō sareta.
  • The new policy was announced with the Prime Minister as the representative.
    
• Historical Context: Describing a phenomenon that begins with a particular historical event or figure.
  • この革命かくめいは、フランス革命ふらんすかくめいをふみとって起おこりました。
  • Kono kakumei wa, Furansu kakumei o fumitotte okorimashita.
  • This revolution occurred with the French Revolution as the representative.
    

Summary

「〜をふみとる／をふみとって」 is a practical grammatical structure used to emphasize something or someone as the representative or primary focus. Mastering this grammar will help you convey complex sentence structures and meanings more accurately in Japanese, enhancing your expressive ability.