汗をかく

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
汗
あせ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
汗を掻く

Etymology

From 汗 (ase, “sweat”) +‎ を (wo, accusative case particle) +‎ 掻く (kaku, dummy verb).

Verb

汗(あせ)をかく • (ase o kaku) godan (stem 汗(あせ)をかき (ase o kaki), past 汗(あせ)をかいた (ase o kaita))

  1. (of body) to sweat
    たくさん汗(あせ)をかく「多汗症(たかんしょう)」という病気(びょうき)もある。
    Takusan ase o kaku “takanshō” toiu byōki mo aru.
    There is also an illness called "hyperhidrosis" when one sweats too much.
  2. cold sweat
  3. formation of moisture due to condensation of water vapor
    ガラスが汗(あせ)をかく
    garasu ga ase o kaku
    A lot of moisture forming on the glass
  4. (idiomatic) to work hard, to spare no effort
    Synonyms: 努力, 尽力

Conjugation

Conjugation of "汗をかく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 汗をかか あせをかか ase o kaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 汗をかき あせをかき ase o kaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 汗をかく あせをかく ase o kaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 汗をかく あせをかく ase o kaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 汗をかけ あせをかけ ase o kake
Meireikei ("imperative") 汗をかけ あせをかけ ase o kake
Key constructions
Passive 汗をかかれる あせをかかれる ase o kakareru
Causative 汗をかかせる
汗をかかす 		あせをかかせる
あせをかかす 		ase o kakaseru
ase o kakasu
Potential 汗をかける あせをかける ase o kakeru
Volitional 汗をかこう あせをかこう ase o kakō
Negative 汗をかかない あせをかかない ase o kakanai
Negative continuative 汗をかかず あせをかかず ase o kakazu
Formal 汗をかきます あせをかきます ase o kakimasu
Perfective 汗をかいた あせをかいた ase o kaita
Conjunctive 汗をかいて あせをかいて ase o kaite
Hypothetical conditional 汗をかけば あせをかけば ase o kakeba
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