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  2. 置く

おく

置く

N4

to put

oku

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JLPT
N4
Frequency
#1,106

Meanings

  1. 1
    to put; to placeu-verb (く)transitive
  2. 2
    to leave (behind)u-verb (く)transitive
  3. 3
    to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set upu-verb (く)transitive

JMdict 1421850

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
置きますおきます
おきます
Polite Past (~mashita)
置きましたおきました
おきました
Polite Negative (~masen)
置きませんおきません
おきません
Plain Negative (~nai)
置かないおかない
おかない
Te-form (Connecting)
置いておいて
おいて
Plain Past (~ta)
置いたおいた
おいた
Potential (Can do)
置けるおける
おける

In a sentence

それをテーブルの上(うえ)に置き(おき)なさい。

Lay it on the table.

Written with

  • 置placement13 strokes

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