Vocab Info

N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Auxiliary verb

()to put, to place

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to put, to place

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to leave (behind)

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ

    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)

    6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      6.

      to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool

    7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      7.

      to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house

    8. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      8.

      to separate spatially or temporally

    9. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Auxiliary verb

      9.

      to do something in advance

      Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
    10. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Auxiliary verb

      10.

      to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state

      Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb

    All Forms

    置く 【おく】

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    Examples

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      コップテーブル(うえ)()

      I place the cup on top of the table.

      • N5

      本社(ほんしゃ)東京(とうきょう)()

      We put the headquarters in Tokyo.

      • N5

      映画(えいが)主人公(しゅじんこう):「その(じゅう)()いて(くだ)さい!」

      Movie protagonist: 'Put that gun down!'

      • N5

      よく(うそ)をつく友人(ゆうじん)距離(きょり)()きました。

      I put some distance between myself and a friend who always lies.

      • N5

      店員(てんいん)伝票(でんぴょう)(つくえ)(うえ)()きました。

      The clerk placed the bill on the table.

      • N4
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