Japanese

をかく

あせをかく
Meaning: to sweat; to perspire; to work hard
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 汗をかく 汗をかかない
Polite 汗をかきます 汗をかきません
Past 汗をかいた 汗をかかなかった
Polite + Past 汗をかきました 汗をかきませんでした
Te-form 汗をかいて 汗をかかなくて
Potential 汗をかける 汗をかけない
Passive 汗をかかれる 汗をかかれない
Causative 汗をかかせる 汗をかかせない
Causative + Passive 汗をかかされる 汗をかかされない
Imperative 汗をかけ 汗をかくな

Handwriting

汗
を
か
く

Example

Running in the summer heat makes me sweat a lot.

Usage Notes

Literally means 'to draw sweat'. It can also be used figuratively to mean putting in hard work or effort.

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