解く
とく
to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack- to unsew; to unstitch
- to solve; to work out; to answer
- to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
- to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
All 8 meanings
- to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
- to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
- to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen; to unpack
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 解くとく | 解きますときます |
| Negative | 解かないとかない | 解きませんときません |
| Past | 解いたといた | 解きましたときました |
| Past negative | 解かなかったとかなかった | 解きませんでしたときませんでした |
| Te-form | 解いてといて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 解けるとける |
| Passive | 解かれるとかれる |
| Causative | 解かせるとかせる |
| Volitional | 解こうとこう |
| Imperative | 解けとけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 解けばとけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 解いたらといたら |
Example sentences
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He was relieved of his heavy responsibility.
トムが謎を解いたぞ。
Tom solved the mystery.
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Have you worked the puzzle out?
この問題は解きにくい。
This problem is difficult to solve.
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I solved the problem easily.
More examples (10)
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He likes to work out the difficult questions.
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He had no difficulty in explaining the mystery.
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He solved all the problems.
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I found it easy to solve the problem.
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I tried solving the problem.
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The problem is difficult to solve.
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This problem is difficult to solve.
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Let's try to solve the riddle.
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This is the key to the whole mystery.
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This problem is difficult to solve.