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たか

taka

auxiliary verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of たい — tie, necktie.

  • tie, draw, tied score
  • tie
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How it’s built

たい たか

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version contracted in casual speech: 書けば → 書きゃ.

たい is a auxiliary verb, so it follows that pattern.

In real sentences

Since I caught a cold, I'll go home early today.

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I like you.

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In the top of the ninth, they held on until two outs, but it wasn't enough.

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Other forms and spellings

たからふた〜いたぁ〜いたーいたぐたかったたかあたいタイダイ
masu-stem of たい