置く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
置
お
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
措く
居く

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "置く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
置く おく [òkú]
Imperative (命令形) 置け おけ [òké]
Key constructions
Passive 置かれる おかれる [òkárérú]
Causative 置かせる おかせる [òkásérú]
Potential 置ける おける [òkérú]
Volitional 置こう おこ​ー [òkóꜜò]
Negative 置かない おかない [òkánáí]
Negative perfective 置かなかった おかな​かった [òkánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 置きます おきま​す [òkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 置いた おいた [òítá]
Conjunctive 置いて おいて [òíté]
Hypothetical conditional 置けば おけ​ば [òkéꜜbà]

Verb

置(お)く • (oku) godan (stem 置(お)き (oki), past 置(お)いた (oita))

  1. to put, place, set
    俺(おれ)の机(つくえ)には置(お)くな。
    Ore no tsukue ni wa oku na.
    Don't even think about putting it on my desk!
  2. to leave (something)
    私(わたし)を一人(ひとり)にしておいてください。
    Watashi o hitori ni shite oite kudasai.
    Please leave me alone.
  3. (following a て-form verb) to do something in advance as preparation
    今(こん)晩(ばん)凍(こお)り付(つ)くかもしれませんので鉢(はち)植(う)えを玄(げん)関(かん)に移(うつ)しておきます。
    Konban kōritsuku ka mo shiremasen no de hachiue o genkan ni utsushite okimasu.
    Since it might freeze this evening, I'll move the potted plants into the foyer.
  4. (following a て-form verb) to do and keep in that state
    目(め)を開(あ)けておくのよ。
    Me o akete oku no yo.
    Keep your eyes open.

Usage notes

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References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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