Japanese

すく
Meaning: to become empty; to be less crowded; to be hungry
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

空
く

Example sentences

I'm hungry, so let's eat something.
お腹が空いたんで、何か食べよう。
I'm hungry, so let's eat something.
彼はよほどお腹が空いていたのか、一気に食べた。
He must have been very hungry, as he ate it all at once.
お腹がすきました。
I'm hungry.
最近はやたらとお腹が空く。
Lately I get hungry excessively.
彼の食べっぷりを見ていると、こちらまでお腹が空いてくる。
Looking at the way he eats makes me hungry too.
お腹が空いていたので、お寿司を十かん食べた。
I was hungry, so I ate ten pieces of sushi.
前の車両は空いています。
The front carriage is empty.
母ちゃん、お腹空いたよ。
Mom, I'm hungry.
私はお腹が空きすぎて、今すぐにでも何かつまみたい気分だ。
I'm so hungry that I feel like eating something right now.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for physical hunger (腹が空く) or for spaces becoming less crowded (電車が空く).

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