Nihoner

きか

kika

verb 未然形

is the negative stem of きく — giga-, 10^9.

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How it’s built

きく きか

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

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

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

Every form of

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

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In real sentences

Discounting of products begins from closing time.

Nihoner sentence bank

In the afternoon events, the tug-of-war will probably be the most exciting.

Nihoner sentence bank

Do you like playing in the dirt?

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Other forms and spellings

きこきこうきこっきこふきくきいききききゃぎくキクギクきぐギグ
negative stem of きく