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作つくる

つくる · tsukuru

JLPT N5 › verb ★ Studied by 18 learners

To make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct

  • to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
  • to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
  • to till

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Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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I make it a point to make time to play with the pet every day.

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I've been standing in the kitchen since morning to make osechi.

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She is good at cooking.

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Because of the power cut, I can't even cook dinner.

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Conjugation

Polite 作りますつくります
Polite negative 作りませんつくりません
Polite past 作りましたつくりました
Polite past negative 作りませんでしたつくりませんでした
Let us ~ 作りましょうつくりましょう
Masu-stem 作りつくり
Want to ~ 作りたいつくりたい
While ~ing 作りながらつくりながら
Te-form 作ってつくって
Plain past 作ったつくった
Tara-conditional 作ったらつくったら
Progressive 作っているつくっている
Plain negative 作らないつくらない
Plain past negative 作らなかったつくらなかった
Negative te-form 作らなくてつくらなくて
Potential 作れるつくれる
Ba-conditional 作ればつくれば
Imperative 作れつくれ
Volitional 作ろうつくろう
Passive 作られるつくられる
Causative 作らせるつくらせる
Causative-passive 作らされるつくらされる

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What does 作る mean?

To make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct. It can also mean: to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to till.

How do you pronounce 作る?

つくる (tsukuru). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 作る?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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