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たこ

tako

JLPT N2 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of たく — to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire).

  • to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)
  • to use (a camera flash)
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How it’s built

たく たこ

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

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

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In real sentences

He has worked in Japan.

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At the ticket gate, I realized I had dropped my wallet.

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I have also been to hanami once.

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Other forms and spellings

たくタクたきゃたこったこふタグだきゃだこだこうだこっだこふだくだいだきダグ
volitional form of たく