Japanese

ける

やける
Meaning: to burn; to be roasted; to be red (sky); to be sunburned
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 焼ける 焼けない
Polite 焼けます 焼けません
Past 焼けた 焼けなかった
Polite + Past 焼けました 焼けませんでした
Te-form 焼けて 焼けなくて
Potential 焼けられる 焼けられない
Passive 焼けられる 焼けられない
Causative 焼けさせる 焼けさせない
Imperative 焼けろ 焼けるな

Handwriting

焼
け
る

Example sentences

The western sky is burning bright red.
キッチンからパンが焼ける香ばしい匂いが漂ってきた。
The fragrant smell of baking bread drifted from the kitchen.
ケーキが焼けたか確認するために、竹串を刺した。
I stuck a bamboo skewer in to check if the cake was baked.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb used for combustion, cooking, or colors changing due to heat/light.

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