焚く
たく · taku
To burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire)
- to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)
- to use (a camera flash)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 焚きますたきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 焚きませんたきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 焚きましたたきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 焚きませんでしたたきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 焚きましょうたきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 焚きたき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 焚きたいたきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 焚きながらたきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 焚いてたいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 焚いたたいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 焚いたらたいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 焚いているたいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 焚かないたかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 焚かなかったたかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 焚かなくてたかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 焚けるたける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 焚けばたけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 焚けたけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 焚こうたこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 焚かれるたかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 焚かせるたかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 焚かされるたかされる |
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What does 焚く mean?
To burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire). It can also mean: to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler); to use (a camera flash).
How do you pronounce 焚く?
たく (taku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 焚く?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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