割く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
割
さ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Verb

割(さ)く • (saku) transitive godan (stem 割(さ)き (saki), past 割(さ)いた (saita))

  1. spare, devote, give

Conjugation

Conjugation of "割く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 割か さか saka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 割き さき saki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 割く さく saku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 割く さく saku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 割け さけ sake
Meireikei ("imperative") 割け さけ sake
Key constructions
Passive 割かれる さかれる sakareru
Causative 割かせる
割かす 		さかせる
さかす 		sakaseru
sakasu
Potential 割ける さける sakeru
Volitional 割こう さこう sakō
Negative 割かない さかない sakanai
Negative continuative 割かず さかず sakazu
Formal 割きます さきます sakimasu
Perfective 割いた さいた saita
Conjunctive 割いて さいて saite
Hypothetical conditional 割けば さけば sakeba
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