Conjugation of Japanese verb 聞く - listen, ask - kiku
godan verbVariant
Stem
Conjugation
聞
Reading
Meaning
listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞く
Reading
Meaning
to listen / does listen / will listen
Variant
Negative
Conjugation
聞かない
Reading
Meaning
to not listen / does not listen / will not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きます
Reading
Meaning
to listen / does listen / will listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きません
Reading
Meaning
to not listen / does not listen / will not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いた
Reading
Meaning
did listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きました
Reading
Meaning
did listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きませんでした
Reading
Meaning
did not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いて
Reading
Meaning
listen, and...
Variant
Negative I
Conjugation
聞かないで
Reading
Meaning
not listen, and...
Variant
Negative II
Conjugation
聞かなくて
Reading
Meaning
not listen, and...
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きまして
Reading
Meaning
listen, and...
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きませんで
Reading
Meaning
not listen, and...
Variant
Abrupt
Conjugation
聞け
Reading
Meaning
listen!
Variant
Abrupt Negative
Conjugation
聞くな
Reading
Meaning
do not listen!
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞きなさい
Reading
Meaning
listen!
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞きなさるな
Reading
Meaning
do not listen!
Variant
Polite I
Conjugation
聞いてください
Reading
Meaning
please listen
Variant
Polite II
Conjugation
お聞きください
Reading
Meaning
kindly listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞かないでください
Reading
Meaning
please do not listen
Variant
Honorific
Conjugation
お聞きなさいませ
Reading
Meaning
please listen
Variant
Honorific Negative
Conjugation
お聞きなさいますな
Reading
Meaning
please do not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いている
Reading
Meaning
is doing listen / is listen(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞いています
Reading
Meaning
is doing listen / is listen(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞いて いません
Reading
Meaning
is not doing listen / is not listen(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いていた
Reading
Meaning
was doing listen / was listen(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞いていました
Reading
Meaning
was doing listen / was listen(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞いていませんでした
Reading
Meaning
was not doing listen / was not listen(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞こう
Reading
Meaning
let's listen / will listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞くまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not listen / will not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きましょう
Reading
Meaning
let's listen / will listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きますまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not listen / will not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞くだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かないだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞くでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞かないでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かなかっただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞いたでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞かなかったでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞けば
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いたら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きましたら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きませんでしたら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞ける
Reading
Meaning
can listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞けない
Reading
Meaning
cannot listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞けます
Reading
Meaning
can listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞けません
Reading
Meaning
cannot listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞かせる
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かせない
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞かせます
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞かせません
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞かれる
Reading
Meaning
be listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かれない
Reading
Meaning
not be listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞かれます
Reading
Meaning
be listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞かれません
Reading
Meaning
not be listen
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
聞いた り
Reading
Meaning
did things like listen
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
聞かなかったり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like listen
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
聞きましたり
Reading
Meaning
did things like listen
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
聞きませんでしたり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like listen
Variant
Present Indicative
Conjugation
聞きたい
Reading
Meaning
want to listen
Variant
Present Negative
Conjugation
聞きたくない
Reading
Meaning
do not want to listen
Variant
Past Indicative
Conjugation
聞きたかった
Reading
Meaning
wanted to listen
Variant
Past Negative
Conjugation
聞きたくなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not want to listen
Variant
Te-form
Conjugation
聞きたくて
Reading
Meaning
want to listen, and...
Variant
Negative Te-form
Conjugation
聞きたくなくて
Reading
Meaning
do not want to listen, and...
Variant
Adverbial
Conjugation
聞きたく
Reading
Meaning
in a way of wanting to listen
Variant
Provisional
Conjugation
聞きたければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wants to listen
Variant
Provisional Negative
Conjugation
聞きたくなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not want to listen
Variant
Conditional
Conjugation
聞きたかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wanted to listen
Variant
Conditional Negative
Conjugation
聞きたくなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not want to listen
Variant
Nominal / Objective
Conjugation
聞きたさ
Reading
Meaning
the desire to listen
Word Detail
word
聞く
Meaning
Listen, Ask
Kanji in this Verb
kanji
聞
Meaning
Listen
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