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Japanese verb引く (hiku) Conjugation
引く (hiku) means “to pull”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 引かない and 引きます, and the te-form is 引いて. 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 pull
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 引く
- Reading
- ひく
- Romaji
- hiku
- Masu form
- 引きます
- Nai form
- 引かない
- Te-form
- 引いて
- Ta form
- 引いた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 引く |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かない |
| Polite | 引きます |
| Polite negative | 引きません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 引いた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かなかった |
| Polite | 引きました |
| Polite negative | 引きませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 引いて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 引いている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引いていない |
| Polite | 引いています |
| Polite negative | 引いていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 引きたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引きたくない |
| Polite | 引きたいです |
| Polite negative | 引きたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 引こう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 引きましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 引け |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 引くな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 引いてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 引かないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 引ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引けない |
| Polite | 引けます |
| Polite negative | 引けません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 引けば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 引いたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 引かれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かれない |
| Polite | 引かれます |
| Polite negative | 引かれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 引かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かせない |
| Polite | 引かせます |
| Polite negative | 引かせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 引かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引かされない |
| Polite | 引かされます |
| Polite negative | 引かされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 洗う (arau)to wash
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
- 歌う (utau)to sing
- 弾く (hiku)to play (an instrument)
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 押す (osu)to push, to press
- 置く (oku)to put, to place
- 探す (sagasu)to look for
- 見つける (mitsukeru)to find
- 続ける (tsuzukeru)to continue
- やめる (yameru)to stop, to quit
- 生まれる (umareru)to be born
About these tables
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