Japanese

たく
Meaning: to cook (rice); to boil
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 炊く 炊かない
Polite 炊きます 炊きません
Past 炊いた 炊かなかった
Polite + Past 炊きました 炊きませんでした
Te-form 炊いて 炊かなくて
Potential 炊ける 炊けない
Passive 炊かれる 炊かれない
Causative 炊かせる 炊かせない
Causative + Passive 炊かされる 炊かされない
Imperative 炊け 炊くな

Handwriting

炊
く

Example sentences

I cook rice every morning.
お米を二合炊いた。
I cooked two cups (go) of rice.
日本では、毎日お米を炊きます。
In Japan, we cook rice every day.
釜でご飯を炊く
Cook rice in a pot.
キャンプで飯盒を使ってご飯を炊いた。
We cooked rice using a mess tin at the camp.

Usage Notes

This verb is specifically used for cooking rice, but in some western Japan dialects, it can mean 'to boil' in general.

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