好く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 好く | 好かない |
| Polite | 好きます | 好きません |
| Past polite | 好きました | 好きませんでした |
| Past | 好いた | 好かなかった |
| Te-form | 好いて | 好かないで |
| Desire | 好きたい | 好きたくない |
| Potential | 好ける | 好けない |
| Passive | 好かれる | 好かれない |
| Causative | 好かせる | 好かせない |
| Causative passive | 好かせられるalso 好かされる | 好かせられないalso 好かされない |
| Volitional | 好こう | |
| Polite volitional | 好きましょう | |
| Imperative | 好け | 好くな |
| Conditional | 好けば | 好かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 好いたら | 好かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Expresses personal liking or affection. Often used in the negative form 好かない to mean 'dislike' or in the passive 好かれる to mean 'be liked'. More common in western dialects; in standard Japanese 好き is more frequent.
He is a person who is liked by everyone.
I just don't like that person's attitude.
He had been fond of her for a long time.
He is liked by everyone.
There's just something unlikeable about him.
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man · attractive to women; lady-killer
love of drink; drinker
idle curiosity; whimsical interest; strange taste
attractiveness; charm; amiability
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
attractive to men; appealing to men · woman who likes men; amorous woman
matter of taste; personal preference
dislike; no liking for; no interest in
gadabout; person who loves going out
crush; love interest; person one likes
degree of liking; how much one likes
hospitality; love of having guests
book lover; bibliophile · love of books; bibliophilism
being crazy about something despite being bad at it
enjoys having guests; sociable
quarrelsome; contentious