撒く
まく
to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew; to distribute (flyers, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew- to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 撒くまく | 撒きますまきます |
| Negative | 撒かないまかない | 撒きませんまきません |
| Past | 撒いたまいた | 撒きましたまきました |
| Past negative | 撒かなかったまかなかった | 撒きませんでしたまきませんでした |
| Te-form | 撒いてまいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 撒けるまける |
| Passive | 撒かれるまかれる |
| Causative | 撒かせるまかせる |
| Volitional | 撒こうまこう |
| Imperative | 撒けまけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 撒けばまけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 撒いたらまいたら |
Example sentences
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Jim is watering the garden.
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I had my son water the lawn.
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The farmer seeded the field with wheat.
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Newspapers lay scattered all over the floor.
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He was watering his garden with a hose.
More examples (8)
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He tore up his letter into small bits and threw them out the window.
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I'll water the garden.
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Life's seed is laid.
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We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
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You reap what you sow.
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You reap what you sow.
まいた種は自ら刈り取らなければならない。
You must reap what you have sown.
まいた種は自分で刈り取らなければならない。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.