Japanese

やく
Meaning: to bake; to grill; to burn; to be jealous
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

焼
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Example sentences

I baked an apple pie for my mother's birthday.
母が焼いてくれた手作りクッキーは、バターの香りがした。
The homemade cookies my mother baked smelled of butter.
キャンプで炭をおこして、肉を焼いた。
We lit charcoal at the camp and grilled meat.
肉を串に刺して焼いた。
I grilled the meat by skewering it.
誕生日のお祝いに、豪華なステーキを焼きました。
I cooked a luxurious steak for my birthday celebration.
週末の朝、母が焼いてくれたパンケーキにハチミツをたっぷりかけた。
On a weekend morning, I poured plenty of honey on the pancakes my mother baked for me.
キャンプ場では持ち運び可能なコンロを使って肉を焼いた。
We used a portable stove to grill meat at the campsite.
予熱したオーブンでクッキーを十五分間焼く。
Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for fifteen minutes.
昔は火鉢で餅を焼いたりした。
In the old days, people would do things like toast mochi over a hibachi.
母が焼いたアップルパイはとても美味しかった。
The apple pie my mother baked was very delicious.

Usage Notes

Broadly used for heating things with fire or heat (baking, grilling, burning). Also used for jealousy (妬く).

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