頭を使う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭 使
あたま
Grade: 2 		つか
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Verb

頭(あたま)を使(つか)う • (atama o tsukau) godan (stem 頭(あたま)を使(つか)い (atama o tsukai), past 頭(あたま)を使(つか)った (atama o tsukatta))

  1. to use one's head
    ちょっとは頭(あたま)使(つか)えよ。
    Chotto wa atama tsukae yo.
    At least try to think a bit first, OK?
    (literally, “Use your head a little bit.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "頭を使う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 頭を使わ あたまをつかわ atama o tsukawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 頭を使い あたまをつかい atama o tsukai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 頭を使う あたまをつかう atama o tsukau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 頭を使う あたまをつかう atama o tsukau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 頭を使え あたまをつかえ atama o tsukae
Meireikei ("imperative") 頭を使え あたまをつかえ atama o tsukae
Key constructions
Passive 頭を使われる あたまをつかわれる atama o tsukawareru
Causative 頭を使わせる
頭を使わす 		あたまをつかわせる
あたまをつかわす 		atama o tsukawaseru
atama o tsukawasu
Potential 頭を使える あたまをつかえる atama o tsukaeru
Volitional 頭を使おう あたまをつかおう atama o tsukaō
Negative 頭を使わない あたまをつかわない atama o tsukawanai
Negative continuative 頭を使わず あたまをつかわず atama o tsukawazu
Formal 頭を使います あたまをつかいます atama o tsukaimasu
Perfective 頭を使った あたまをつかった atama o tsukatta
Conjunctive 頭を使って あたまをつかって atama o tsukatte
Hypothetical conditional 頭を使えば あたまをつかえば atama o tsukaeba
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