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だこ

dako

JLPT N3 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of だく — to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug.

  • to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
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How it’s built

だく だこ

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

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

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Every form of

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

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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たこったこふタグだきゃだこうだこっだこふだくだいだきダグ
volitional form of だく