叩く
はたく · tataku
To strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums)
- to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet)
- to sound out (someone's views)
- to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces
- to dust, to remove dust
- to slap, to hit (with the palm)
Other ways to say “to strike” in Japanese →
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 叩きますはたきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 叩きませんはたきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 叩きましたはたきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 叩きませんでしたはたきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 叩きましょうはたきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 叩きはたき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 叩きたいはたきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 叩きながらはたきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 叩いてはたいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 叩いたはたいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 叩いたらはたいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 叩いているはたいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 叩かないはたかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 叩かなかったはたかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 叩かなくてはたかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 叩けるはたける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 叩けばはたけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 叩けはたけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 叩こうはたこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 叩かれるはたかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 叩かせるはたかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 叩かされるはたかされる |
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What does 叩く mean?
To strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums). It can also mean: to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet); to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces.
How do you pronounce 叩く?
はたく (tataku). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 叩く?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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