置く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
置
お
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
措く
居く

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "置く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		置く おく
Imperative (命令形) 置け おけ
Key constructions
Passive 置かれる おかれる
Causative 置かせる おかせる
Potential 置ける おける
Volitional 置こう おこ​ー
Negative 置かない おかない
Negative perfective 置かなかった おかな​かった
Formal 置きます おきま​す
Perfective 置いた おいた
Conjunctive 置いて おいて
Hypothetical conditional 置けば おけ​ば

Verb

置(お)く • (oku) godan (stem 置(お)き (oki), past 置(お)いた (oita))

  1. to put, place, set
    俺(おれ)の机(つくえ)には置(お)くな。
    Ore no tsukue ni wa oku na.
    Don't even think about putting it on my desk!
  2. to leave (something)
    私(わたし)を一人(ひとり)にしておいてください。
    Watashi o hitori ni shite oite kudasai.
    Please leave me alone.
  3. (following a て-form verb) to do something in advance as preparation
    今(こん)晩(ばん)凍(こお)り付(つ)くかもしれませんので鉢(はち)植(う)えを玄(げん)関(かん)に移(うつ)しておきます。
    Konban kōritsuku ka mo shiremasen no de hachiue o genkan ni utsushite okimasu.
    Since it might freeze this evening, I'll move the potted plants into the foyer.
  4. (following a て-form verb) to do and keep in that state
    目(め)を開(あ)けておくのよ。
    Me o akete oku no yo.
    Keep your eyes open.

Usage notes

  • 置く as used in sense 3 and 4 is usually written in hiragana as おく.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "置く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 置か おか oka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 置き おき oki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 置く おく oku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 置く おく oku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 置け おけ oke
Meireikei ("imperative") 置け おけ oke
Key constructions
Passive 置かれる おかれる okareru
Causative 置かせる
置かす 		おかせる
おかす 		okaseru
okasu
Potential 置ける おける okeru
Volitional 置こう おこう okō
Negative 置かない おかない okanai
Negative continuative 置かず おかず okazu
Formal 置きます おきます okimasu
Perfective 置いた おいた oita
Conjunctive 置いて おいて oite
Hypothetical conditional 置けば おけば okeba

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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