メモる
めもる
godan verb
to jot down; to take notes
1.
to jot down, to take notes, to make a memo
A casual verb meaning to quickly write something down. Formed by adding the godan verb ending る to the noun メモ (memo).
ちょっとメモるね。
Let me jot that down.
電話番号をメモっておいた。
I jotted down the phone number.
会議の内容をメモっていたら、書くのが追いつかなかった。
I was taking notes on the meeting content, but I couldn't keep up with the writing.
CONJUGATION: Godan verb. メモる → メモった (past) → メモって (te-form) → メモらない (negative). The っ in メモった is a common source of confusion — it follows godan conjugation, not ichidan.
Formed from メモ (memo, from English) + る. This pattern of creating verbs from loanwords by adding る is productive in casual Japanese. Similar examples:
- コピる — to copy
- サボる — to skip/slack off (from サボタージュ)
- ググる — to google
- ミスる — to make a mistake
Casual/informal. In formal contexts, use メモを取る or 書き留める instead.