欠く
かく
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack- to lack
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 欠くかく | 欠きますかきます |
| Negative | 欠かないかかない | 欠きませんかきません |
| Past | 欠いたかいた | 欠きましたかきました |
| Past negative | 欠かなかったかかなかった | 欠きませんでしたかきませんでした |
| Te-form | 欠いてかいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 欠けるかける |
| Passive | 欠かれるかかれる |
| Causative | 欠かせるかかせる |
| Volitional | 欠こうかこう |
| Imperative | 欠けかけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 欠けばかけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 欠いたらかいたら |
Example sentences
コップを欠いてしまった。
I've chipped off a piece of the glass.
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He chipped the edge of the tea cup.
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There's no shortage of candidates.
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In a kimono, tabi can't be absent.
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The structure is deficient in harmony.
More examples (10)
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You were careless in your action.
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You must not lack decorum dealing with your benefactors.
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He was devoid of human feeling.
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He was careless in handling his pistol.
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Knowledge without common sense counts for little.
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We sometimes lack patience with old people.
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That is beneath ordinary decency.
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That plan still needed some finishing touches.
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Cars are indispensable to suburban life.
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In sport, team harmony is vital to success.