焚たく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

burn; kindle; light a fire

General term for starting or maintaining a fire, such as a campfire, incense, or a bonfire.

See also: 薫く (たく)

• キャンプで薪まきを焚たく。

  I burn firewood at the camp.

• お香こうを焚たいて部屋へやを落おち着つかせる。

  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.

• お風ふ呂ろを焚たくから、先さきに入はいってください。

  I'll heat the bath, so please go in first.

• 寒さむいのでストーブを焚たいた。

  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.

• 暗くらかったのでフラッシュを焚たいた。

  It was dark, so I used the flash.