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あけ

ake

JLPT N4 verb 仮定形

is the conditional stem of あく — to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack.

  • to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
  • to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
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How it’s built

あく あけ

Conditional stem (). Add ば to say “if”: 書け → 書けば (if you write).

あく is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite あきます
Polite negative あきません
Polite past あきました
Polite past negative あきませんでした
Let us ~ あきましょう
Masu-stem あき
Want to ~ あきたい
While ~ing あきながら
Te-form あいて
Plain past あいた
Tara-conditional あいたら
Progressive あいている
Plain negative あかない
Plain past negative あかなかった
Negative te-form あかなくて
Potential あける
Ba-conditional あけば
Imperative ← this oneあけ
Volitional あこう
Passive あかれる
Causative あかせる
Causative-passive あかされる

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In real sentences

I gave food to the cat.

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Please give the rabbit vegetables.

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I gave New Year's money to the children.

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Other forms and spellings

アクあきあきゃあこあこうあこっあこふあくあぐアグあがうあごふ
conditional stem of あく