Japanese

とく
Meaning: to solve; to untie; to release
Part of Speech: Verb Alternative Readings: ほどく

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

解
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Example sentences

She solved the difficult math problem in no time.
数学の公式を当てはめて、この問題を解く。
Solve this problem by applying a mathematical formula.
その問題を解くのはたやすいことだった。
Solving that problem was an easy task.
警察は、その殺人事件の謎を解くために全力を尽くしている。
The police are doing their best to solve the mystery of that murder case.
彼は脳みそをフル回転させて問題を解いた。
He racked his brains to solve the problem.
彼は高等な数学の問題を簡単に解いた。
He easily solved the advanced math problem.
彼は驚異的なスピードで複雑な問題を解いた。
He solved the complex problem with phenomenal speed.
毎日、計算ドリルを解くのが日課だ。
Solving math drills every day is my daily routine.
昨日のテスト、問題がエグすぎて全然解けなかった。
Yesterday's test questions were so brutal that I couldn't solve them at all.
この数学の問題は方程式を解けば分かります。
You can understand this math problem by solving the equation.

Usage Notes

Used for solving problems, untying knots, or lifting restrictions.

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