点く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
点
つ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
點く (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「点く」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		点く つく
Imperative (命令形) 点け つけ
Key constructions
Passive 点かれる つかれる
Causative 点かせる つかせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 点こう つこー
Negative 点かない つかない
Negative perfective 点かなかった つかなかった
Formal 点きます つきます
Perfective 点いた ついた
Conjunctive 点いて ついて
Hypothetical conditional 点けば つけば

Verb

点(つ)く • (tsuku) intransitive godan (stem 点(つ)き (tsuki), past 点(つ)いた (tsuita))

  1. to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted
    電灯(でんとう)がついた。
    Dentō ga tsuita.
    The electric light was turned on.
    もう明(あ)かりがつく頃(ころ)だ。
    Mō akari ga tsuku koro da.
    It's time to turn on the light.
  2. to catch fire
    ライターがつかない。
    Raitā ga tsukanai.
    The lighter won't light.
    このたばこは火(ひ)が点(つ)かない。
    Kono tabako wa hi ga tsukanai.
    The cigarette doesn't burn.
    隣(となり)の家(いえ)に火(ひ)が点(つ)いた。
    Tonari no ie ni hi ga tsuita.
    A fire broke out in the neighborhood.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "点く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 点か つか tsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 点き つき tsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 点く つく tsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 点く つく tsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 点け つけ tsuke
Meireikei ("imperative") 点け つけ tsuke
Key constructions
Passive 点かれる つかれる tsukareru
Causative 点かせる
点かす 		つかせる
つかす 		tsukaseru
tsukasu
Potential 点ける つける tsukeru
Volitional 点こう つこう tsukō
Negative 点かない つかない tsukanai
Negative continuative 点かず つかず tsukazu
Formal 点きます つきます tsukimasu
Perfective 点いた ついた tsuita
Conjunctive 点いて ついて tsuite
Hypothetical conditional 点けば つけば tsukeba
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