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Conjugation of Japanese verb 欠く - lack, chip - kaku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ka

    Meaning

    lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠く

    Reading

    かく
    kaku

    Meaning

    to lack / does lack / will lack

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かない

    Reading

    かかない
    kakanai

    Meaning

    to not lack / does not lack / will not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きます

    Reading

    かきます
    kakimasu

    Meaning

    to lack / does lack / will lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きません

    Reading

    かきません
    kakimasen

    Meaning

    to not lack / does not lack / will not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いた

    Reading

    かいた
    kaita

    Meaning

    did lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなかった

    Reading

    かかなかった
    kakanakatta

    Meaning

    did not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きました

    Reading

    かきました
    kakimashita

    Meaning

    did lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きませんでした

    Reading

    かきませんでした
    kakimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いて

    Reading

    かいて
    kaite

    Meaning

    lack, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    欠かないで

    Reading

    かかないで
    kakanaide

    Meaning

    not lack, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    欠かなくて

    Reading

    かかなくて
    kakanakute

    Meaning

    not lack, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きまして

    Reading

    かきまして
    kakimashite

    Meaning

    lack, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きませんで

    Reading

    かきませんで
    kakimasende

    Meaning

    not lack, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    欠け

    Reading

    かけ
    kake

    Meaning

    lack!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    欠くな

    Reading

    かくな
    kakuna

    Meaning

    do not lack!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠きなさい

    Reading

    かきなさい
    kakinasai

    Meaning

    lack!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きなさるな

    Reading

    かきなさるな
    kakinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not lack!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    欠いてください

    Reading

    かいてください
    kaitekudasai

    Meaning

    please lack

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お欠きください

    Reading

    おかきください
    okakikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かないでください

    Reading

    かかないでください
    kakanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not lack

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お欠きなさいませ

    Reading

    おかきなさいませ
    okakinasaimase

    Meaning

    please lack

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お欠きなさいますな

    Reading

    おかきなさいますな
    okakinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いている

    Reading

    かいている
    kaiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing lack / is lack(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠いています

    Reading

    かいています
    kaiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing lack / is lack(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠いていません

    Reading

    かいていません
    kaiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing lack / is not lack(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いていた

    Reading

    かいていた
    kaiteita

    Meaning

    was doing lack / was lack(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠いていました

    Reading

    かいていました
    kaiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing lack / was lack(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠いていませんでした

    Reading

    かいていませんでした
    kaiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing lack / was not lack(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠こう

    Reading

    かこう
    kakou

    Meaning

    let's lack / will lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠くまい

    Reading

    かくまい
    kakumai

    Meaning

    let's not lack / will not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きましょう

    Reading

    かきましょう
    kakimashou

    Meaning

    let's lack / will lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きますまい

    Reading

    かきますまい
    kakimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not lack / will not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠くだろう

    Reading

    かくだろう
    kakudarou

    Meaning

    will probably lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かないだろう

    Reading

    かかないだろう
    kakanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠くでしょう

    Reading

    かくでしょう
    kakudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かないでしょう

    Reading

    かかないでしょう
    kakanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いただろう

    Reading

    かいただろう
    kaitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなかっただろう

    Reading

    かかなかっただろう
    kakanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠いたでしょう

    Reading

    かいたでしょう
    kaitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かかなかったでしょう
    kakanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠けば

    Reading

    かけば
    kakeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなければ

    Reading

    かかなければ
    kakanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いたら

    Reading

    かいたら
    kaitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなかったら

    Reading

    かかなかったら
    kakanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きましたら

    Reading

    かきましたら
    kakimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きませんでしたら

    Reading

    かきませんでしたら
    kakimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠ける

    Reading

    かける
    kakeru

    Meaning

    can lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠けない

    Reading

    かけない
    kakenai

    Meaning

    cannot lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠けます

    Reading

    かけます
    kakemasu

    Meaning

    can lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠けません

    Reading

    かけません
    kakemasen

    Meaning

    cannot lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠かせる

    Reading

    かかせる
    kakaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かせない

    Reading

    かかせない
    kakasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠かせます

    Reading

    かかせます
    kakasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かせません

    Reading

    かかせません
    kakasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠かれる

    Reading

    かかれる
    kakareru

    Meaning

    be lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かれない

    Reading

    かかれない
    kakarenai

    Meaning

    not be lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠かれます

    Reading

    かかれます
    kakaremasu

    Meaning

    be lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かれません

    Reading

    かかれません
    kakaremasen

    Meaning

    not be lack

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    欠いたり

    Reading

    かいたり
    kaitari

    Meaning

    did things like lack

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    欠かなかったり

    Reading

    かかなかったり
    kakanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lack

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    欠きましたり

    Reading

    かきましたり
    kakimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like lack

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きませんでしたり

    Reading

    かきませんでしたり
    kakimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lack

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    欠きたい

    Reading

    かたい
    katai

    Meaning

    want to lack

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きたくない

    Reading

    かたくない
    katakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to lack

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    欠きたかった

    Reading

    かたかった
    katakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to lack

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きたくなかった

    Reading

    かたくなかった
    katakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to lack

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    欠きたくて

    Reading

    かたくて
    katakute

    Meaning

    want to lack, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    欠きたくなくて

    Reading

    かたくなくて
    katakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to lack, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    欠きたく

    Reading

    かたく
    kataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to lack

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    欠きたければ

    Reading

    かたければ
    katakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to lack

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きたくなければ

    Reading

    かたくなければ
    katakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to lack

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    欠きたかったら

    Reading

    かたかったら
    katakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to lack

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    欠きたくなかったら

    Reading

    かたくなかったら
    katakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to lack

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    欠きたさ

    Reading

    かたさ
    katasa

    Meaning

    the desire to lack

Word Detail

    word

    欠く

    Meaning

    Lack, Chip

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Lack

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