炊く

たくtaku

cook rice

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ku.

Conjugated like 聞く, つく, 書く, まく, 剥く, 嘆く

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative炊きますたきますtakimasu
    2. negative炊きませんたきませんtakimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative炊きましたたきましたtakimashita
    2. negative炊きませんでしたたきませんでしたtakimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 炊いてたいてtaite
    2. request炊いてくださいたいてくださいtaite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 炊きましょうたきましょうtakimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative炊きたいたきたいtakitai
    2. negative炊きたくないたきたくないtakitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative炊くたくtaku
    2. negative炊かないたかないtakanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative炊いたたいたtaita
    2. negative炊かなかったたかなかったtakanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain炊いているたいているtaite iru
    2. polite炊いていますたいていますtaite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain炊けるたけるtakeru
    2. polite炊けますたけますtakemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 炊いたらたいたらtaitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain炊かれるたかれるtakareru
    2. polite炊かれますたかれますtakaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 炊こうたこうtakō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order炊けたけtake
    2. ban炊くなたくなtaku na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative炊けばたけばtakeba
    2. negative炊かなければたかなければtakanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain炊かせるたかせるtakaseru
    2. polite炊かせますたかせますtakasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain炊かせられるたかせられるtakaserareru
    2. polite炊かせられますたかせられますtakaseraremasu