ほどく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ほどく | ほどかない |
| Polite | ほどきます | ほどきません |
| Past polite | ほどきました | ほどきませんでした |
| Past | ほどいた | ほどかなかった |
| Te-form | ほどいて | ほどかないで |
| Desire | ほどきたい | ほどきたくない |
| Potential | ほどける | ほどけない |
| Passive | ほどかれる | ほどかれない |
| Causative | ほどかせる | ほどかせない |
| Causative passive | ほどかせられるalso ほどかされる | ほどかせられないalso ほどかされない |
| Volitional | ほどこう | |
| Polite volitional | ほどきましょう | |
| Imperative | ほどけ | ほどくな |
| Conditional | ほどけば | ほどかなければ |
| Tara conditional | ほどいたら | ほどかなかったら |
I untie my shoelaces.
彼女は髪をほどいて、もう一度結び直した。
She loosened her hair and tied it up again.
荷物をほどいて中身を確認する。
I unpack the luggage and check the contents.
I untied my shoelaces.
As soon as I arrived at the hotel, I unpacked my luggage.
I untied my kimono sash and changed into something comfortable.
I'm looking forward to unwrapping the present.
解く means to undo or unpick stitching, the opposite action of 縫う, which is to sew it together.
解く means to untie or undo something that is wrapped or knotted, the opposite of 絡める's sense of wrapping or entwining something around another.
解く means to undo or unwrap something, the reverse action of 包む which is to wrap it up.
解く means to untie or undo something that has been fastened, the direct opposite of 結う, which means to tie or bind it in the first place.
ほどく means to untie or undo something, the direct opposite of 縛る's physical sense of tying tightly.
cut open (a tied bundle); release (prisoners)