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思いつく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 思いつく | 思いつかない |
| Polite | 思いつきます | 思いつきません |
| Past polite | 思いつきました | 思いつきませんでした |
| Past | 思いついた | 思いつかなかった |
| Te-form | 思いついて | 思いつかないで |
| Desire | 思いつきたい | 思いつきたくない |
| Potential | 思いつける | 思いつけない |
| Passive | 思いつかれる | 思いつかれない |
| Causative | 思いつかせる | 思いつかせない |
| Causative passive | 思いつかせられるalso 思いつかされる | 思いつかせられないalso 思いつかされない |
| Volitional | 思いつこう | |
| Polite volitional | 思いつきましょう | |
| Imperative | 思いつけ | 思いつくな |
| Conditional | 思いつけば | 思いつかなければ |
| Tara conditional | 思いついたら | 思いつかなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb, intransitive verb
think of; come up with; hit upon
Used when an idea, plan, or solution suddenly or naturally comes to mind. Often implies a spontaneous or creative mental process.
I came up with a good idea.
If you think of a good method, please let me know.
2
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb, intransitive verb
Less common than sense 1; used when a memory or fact suddenly comes to mind, often in the context of trying to recollect something.
I just can't remember his name.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を思いつくto think of/come up with (an idea, plan, method, etc.)
A good idea came to me during the meeting.
- 〈動詞〉ことを思いつくto hit upon the idea of doing something
She came up with the idea of throwing a party.
- ふと思いつくto suddenly think of something, out of the blue
A solution suddenly occurred to me.
- 思いつく限りas many as one can think of
I wrote down every idea I could think of.