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梳すく

すく · suku

verb ★ Studied by 56 learners

To comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)

  • to thin (hair), to reduce in volume

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すくが
Heiban

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Conjugation

Polite 梳きますすきます
Polite negative 梳きませんすきません
Polite past 梳きましたすきました
Polite past negative 梳きませんでしたすきませんでした
Let us ~ 梳きましょうすきましょう
Masu-stem 梳きすき
Want to ~ 梳きたいすきたい
While ~ing 梳きながらすきながら
Te-form 梳いてすいて
Plain past 梳いたすいた
Tara-conditional 梳いたらすいたら
Progressive 梳いているすいている
Plain negative 梳かないすかない
Plain past negative 梳かなかったすかなかった
Negative te-form 梳かなくてすかなくて
Potential 梳けるすける
Ba-conditional 梳けばすけば
Imperative 梳けすけ
Volitional 梳こうすこう
Passive 梳かれるすかれる
Causative 梳かせるすかせる
Causative-passive 梳かされるすかされる

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What does 梳く mean?

To comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair). It can also mean: to thin (hair), to reduce in volume.

How do you pronounce 梳く?

すく (suku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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