透く
すく · suku
To be transparent, to leave a gap
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 透きますすきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 透きませんすきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 透きましたすきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 透きませんでしたすきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 透きましょうすきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 透きすき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 透きたいすきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 透きながらすきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 透いてすいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 透いたすいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 透いたらすいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 透いているすいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 透かないすかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 透かなかったすかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 透かなくてすかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 透けるすける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 透けばすけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 透けすけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 透こうすこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 透かれるすかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 透かせるすかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 透かされるすかされる |
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What does 透く mean?
To be transparent, to leave a gap.
How do you pronounce 透く?
すく (suku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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