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つい

tsui

verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of つく — just (now).

  • quite (near)
  • unintentionally, subconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)
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How it’s built

つく つい

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 with い (sound change before て/た): 書い → 書いて.

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

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In real sentences

Footprints are on the snow.

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Other forms and spellings

つきゃづきゃづけつきづきつこつこうつこっつこふづこづこうづこっづこふづかづくづい
masu-stem of つく