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ふこ

fuko

JLPT N3 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of ふく — to blow (of the wind).

  • to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff
  • to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune)
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How it’s built

ふく ふこ

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

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

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

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In real sentences

I ate popcorn at the movie theater.

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From the streets of Gion, one can recall the Kyoto of old.

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Eating popcorn at the movie theater is a habit.

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Other forms and spellings

ふけふきゃふこっふこふぶくふぐフグふくフクプク
volitional form of ふく