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