かく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | かく | かかない |
| Polite | かきます | かきません |
| Past polite | かきました | かきませんでした |
| Past | かいた | かかなかった |
| Te-form | かいて | かかないで |
| Desire | かきたい | かきたくない |
| Potential | かける | かけない |
| Passive | かかれる | かかれない |
| Causative | かかせる | かかせない |
| Causative passive | かかせられるalso かかされる | かかせられないalso かかされない |
| Volitional | かこう | |
| Polite volitional | かきましょう | |
| Imperative | かけ | かくな |
| Conditional | かけば | かかなければ |
| Tara conditional | かいたら | かかなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used for scratching an itch or a surface with nails or claws.
Please don't scratch the mosquito bite.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 汗をかく (to sweat).
See also: 汗をかく
I exercised and sweated a lot.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used in specific contexts like shoveling snow or paddling a boat; often appears in compound verbs or set phrases.
Shovel snow to make a path.
We paddled the boat across the river.
The dog is scratching its body.
I sweated from exercising.
I've been shoveling snow since morning.
I embarrassed myself in front of a big crowd.
strickle; leveling rod for grain measures
cling to; rely on · obtain by pestering
cut; slash; slit
smooth out; rake level
scratch open; scratch off
tear off; pluck; scratch off
push aside; push one's way through
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
disappear; vanish into thin air
scrape off; scrape away · chop off (a head)