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Japanese verb置く (oku) Conjugation
置く (oku) means “to put, to place”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 置かない and 置きます, and the te-form is 置いて. 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 put, to place
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 置く
- Reading
- おく
- Romaji
- oku
- Masu form
- 置きます
- Nai form
- 置かない
- Te-form
- 置いて
- Ta form
- 置いた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 置く |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かない |
| Polite | 置きます |
| Polite negative | 置きません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 置いた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かなかった |
| Polite | 置きました |
| Polite negative | 置きませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 置いて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 置いている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置いていない |
| Polite | 置いています |
| Polite negative | 置いていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 置きたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置きたくない |
| Polite | 置きたいです |
| Polite negative | 置きたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 置こう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 置きましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 置け |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 置くな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 置いてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 置かないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 置ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置けない |
| Polite | 置けます |
| Polite negative | 置けません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 置けば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 置いたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 置かれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かれない |
| Polite | 置かれます |
| Polite negative | 置かれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 置かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かせない |
| Polite | 置かせます |
| Polite negative | 置かせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 置かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 置かされない |
| Polite | 置かされます |
| Polite negative | 置かされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 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
- 引く (hiku)to pull
- 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
- くださる (kudasaru)to give (to me, honorific)
About these tables
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