焚く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 焚く | 焚かない |
| Polite | 焚きます | 焚きません |
| Past polite | 焚きました | 焚きませんでした |
| Past | 焚いた | 焚かなかった |
| Te-form | 焚いて | 焚かないで |
| Desire | 焚きたい | 焚きたくない |
| Potential | 焚ける | 焚けない |
| Passive | 焚かれる | 焚かれない |
| Causative | 焚かせる | 焚かせない |
| Causative passive | 焚かせられるalso 焚かされる | 焚かせられないalso 焚かされない |
| Volitional | 焚こう | |
| Polite volitional | 焚きましょう | |
| Imperative | 焚け | 焚くな |
| Conditional | 焚けば | 焚かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 焚いたら | 焚かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
General term for starting or maintaining a fire, such as a campfire, incense, or a bonfire.
See also: 薫く (たく)
I burn firewood at the camp.
I light incense to calm the room.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
heat a bath; light a stove; stoke a boiler
Used for heating water for a bath, lighting a stove, or stoking a boiler; often implies traditional or older heating methods.
I'll heat the bath, so please go in first.
It was cold, so I lit the stove.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
use a camera flash
Colloquial use for firing a camera flash; often seen in photography contexts.
It was dark, so I used the flash.
We burned firewood in the yard to warm up.
Every night my grandmother heats the bath for us.
I used the flash to take photos in the dark place.
When winter comes, we light the stove to warm the room.
building a fire; making a fire
fuel door; stoking door; furnace door
firewood; fuel for a fire
dry heating; heating an empty pot or kettle
stoker; fireman
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
ritual bonfire; ceremonial burning of talismans and decorations · ritual burning of offerings; goma fire offering
light a fire; kindle · incite; stir up; egg on
perfume clothes by burning incense