Japanese

えつく

かんがえつく
Meaning: to think of; to come up with; to hit upon
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 考えつく 考えつかない
Polite 考えつきます 考えつきません
Past 考えついた 考えつかなかった
Polite + Past 考えつきました 考えつきませんでした
Te-form 考えついて 考えつかなくて
Potential 考えつける 考えつけない
Passive 考えつかれる 考えつかれない
Causative 考えつかせる 考えつかせない
Causative + Passive 考えつかされる 考えつかされない
Imperative 考えつけ 考えつくな

Handwriting

考
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く

Example

He came up with a great idea.

Usage Notes

Used when a new idea, solution, or plan suddenly comes to mind.

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