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挽ひく

ひく · hiku

verb

To saw

  • to grind (e.g. coffee beans), to mill

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ひくが
Heiban

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Conjugation

Polite 挽きますひきます
Polite negative 挽きませんひきません
Polite past 挽きましたひきました
Polite past negative 挽きませんでしたひきませんでした
Let us ~ 挽きましょうひきましょう
Masu-stem 挽きひき
Want to ~ 挽きたいひきたい
While ~ing 挽きながらひきながら
Te-form 挽いてひいて
Plain past 挽いたひいた
Tara-conditional 挽いたらひいたら
Progressive 挽いているひいている
Plain negative 挽かないひかない
Plain past negative 挽かなかったひかなかった
Negative te-form 挽かなくてひかなくて
Potential 挽けるひける
Ba-conditional 挽けばひけば
Imperative 挽けひけ
Volitional 挽こうひこう
Passive 挽かれるひかれる
Causative 挽かせるひかせる
Causative-passive 挽かされるひかされる

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What does 挽く mean?

To saw. It can also mean: to grind (e.g. coffee beans), to mill.

How do you pronounce 挽く?

ひく (hiku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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To saw