Japanese

をつける

ひをつける
Meaning: to light a fire; to set fire to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

火
を
つ
け
る

Example

I lit the firewood at the camp.

Usage Notes

Used for lighting a fire, match, stove, etc. Can also be used figuratively for sparking passion or causing a sensation.

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