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わけ

wake

JLPT N4 verb 仮定形

is the conditional stem of わく — to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil.

  • to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.), to be in a ferment, to take place energetically
  • to ferment
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How it’s built

わく わけ

Conditional stem (). Add ば to say “if”: 書け → 書けば (if you write).

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

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In real sentences

Just because I failed the exam doesn't mean life is over.

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We cannot afford to waste the leftover ingredients.

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I can't let the cat outside.

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Other forms and spellings

わくワクわきゃわこわこっわこふわいワグ
conditional stem of わく