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Japanese verb弾く (hiku) Conjugation
弾く (hiku) means “to play (an instrument)”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 弾かない and 弾きます, and the te-form is 弾いて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to play (an instrument)
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 弾く
- Reading
- ひく
- Romaji
- hiku
- Masu form
- 弾きます
- Nai form
- 弾かない
- Te-form
- 弾いて
- Ta form
- 弾いた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 弾く |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かない |
| Polite | 弾きます |
| Polite negative | 弾きません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 弾いた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かなかった |
| Polite | 弾きました |
| Polite negative | 弾きませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 弾いて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 弾いている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾いていない |
| Polite | 弾いています |
| Polite negative | 弾いていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 弾きたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾きたくない |
| Polite | 弾きたいです |
| Polite negative | 弾きたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 弾こう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 弾きましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 弾け |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 弾くな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 弾いてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 弾かないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 弾ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾けない |
| Polite | 弾けます |
| Polite negative | 弾けません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 弾けば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 弾いたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 弾かれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かれない |
| Polite | 弾かれます |
| Polite negative | 弾かれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 弾かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かせない |
| Polite | 弾かせます |
| Polite negative | 弾かせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 弾かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弾かされない |
| Polite | 弾かされます |
| Polite negative | 弾かされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 貸す (kasu)to lend
- 借りる (kariru)to borrow
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 洗う (arau)to wash
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
- 歌う (utau)to sing
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 押す (osu)to push, to press
- 引く (hiku)to pull
- 置く (oku)to put, to place
- 探す (sagasu)to look for
- 見つける (mitsukeru)to find
About these tables
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