空く

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「空く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
空く
Imperative (命令形) 空け
Key constructions
Passive 空かされる かされる
Causative 空かせる かせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 空こう
Negative 空かない かない
Negative perfective 空かなかった かなかった
Formal 空きます きま
Perfective 空いた いた
Conjunctive 空いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 空けば

Verb

() (akuintransitive godan (stem () (aki), past ()いた (aita))

Japanese verb pair
active ()ける
mediopassive ()
  1. have space between, be open
  2. become empty, unoccupied, vacated
  3. become unused, free
  4. become free (not busy)
  5. become open (of a job etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「空く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
空く
Imperative (命令形) 空け
Key constructions
Passive 空かれる かれる
Causative 空かせる かせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 空こう
Negative 空かない かない
Negative perfective 空かなかった かなかった
Formal 空きます きま
Perfective 空いた いた
Conjunctive 空いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 空けば

Verb

() (sukuintransitive godan (stem () (suki), past ()いた (suita))

  1. become empty (not crowded; not full)
    (なか)()いている?
    Onaka ga suite iru?
    Are you hungry?
  2. become free (not busy)
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 あ・く 【明・開・空】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 す・く 【透・空】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here