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かけ

kake

JLPT N1 verb 命令形

is the command form of かく — to chip, to nick, to break, to crack.

  • to lack
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How it’s built

かく かけ

Command form (). A blunt order: 書け! (Write!). Rude in normal conversation — you will see it in manga, signs, sports and set phrases.

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

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In real sentences

I call my mother every day.

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I apologize for the trouble, but please forgive me.

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In Gion, I caught a glimpse of a maiko.

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Other forms and spellings

かこかこうかこっかこふかかかくかいかきかきゃかぎゃかがうかごうかごっかごふかぐかぎ
command form of かく