Japanese

つく
Meaning: to pound (rice, etc.); to hull
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

搗
く

Example sentences

The family pounds mochi together for the New Year.
祖母がついた餅はとても美味しい。
The mochi my grandmother made is very delicious.
お正月に向けて、餅米で餅を搗いた。
For the New Year, we pounded mochi using glutinous rice.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for the action of pounding grains with a pestle or similar tool, most commonly seen in 'mochi-tsuki'.

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