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