招く
まねく
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L13
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to invite; to ask- to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
- to call in; to send for; to summon
- to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 招くまねく | 招きますまねきます |
| Negative | 招かないまねかない | 招きませんまねきません |
| Past | 招いたまねいた | 招きましたまねきました |
| Past negative | 招かなかったまねかなかった | 招きませんでしたまねきませんでした |
| Te-form | 招いてまねいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 招けるまねける |
| Passive | 招かれるまねかれる |
| Causative | 招かせるまねかせる |
| Volitional | 招こうまねこう |
| Imperative | 招けまねけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 招けばまねけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 招いたらまねいたら |
Example sentences
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Idleness leads to failure.
ランチに招かれた。
I was invited to lunch.
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He invited me to his house.
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War necessarily causes unhappiness.
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I invited him to my house.
More examples (10)
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Black cats are bad luck.
彼らは招かれなかった。
They weren't invited.
トムをランチに招いた。
I invited Tom to lunch.
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The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
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My act incurred a blame.
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They brought trouble on themselves.
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Everyone except me was invited.
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I invited all my friends.
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We invited him to our house.
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He invited me to lunch.