置く

Japanese
Kanji in this term
置
お
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 措く

Pronunciation

Verb

置く (godan conjugation, hiragana おく, rōmaji oku)

  1. to put
    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

Conjugation
Conjugation of "置く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 置か おか oka
Continuative (連用形) 置き おき oki
Terminal (終止形) 置く おく oku
Attributive (連体形) 置く おく oku
Hypothetical (仮定形) 置け おけ oke
Imperative (命令形) 置け おけ oke
Key constructions
Passive 置かれる おかれる okareru
Causative 置かせる
置かす		 おかせる
おかす		 okaseru
okasu
Potential 置ける おける okeru
Volitional 置こう おこう okō
Negative 置かない おかない okanai
Negative continuative 置かず おかず okazu
Formal 置きます おきます okimasu
Perfective 置いた おいた oita
Conjunctive 置いて おいて oite
Hypothetical conditional 置けば おけば okeba

Derived terms
Derived terms

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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