焼く
やく
to burn; to roast; to broil; to grill
JLPT N4 Common word Genki L21
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to burn- to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
- to heat; to heat up
- to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
- to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
All 7 meanings
- to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
- to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 焼くやく | 焼きますやきます |
| Negative | 焼かないやかない | 焼きませんやきません |
| Past | 焼いたやいた | 焼きましたやきました |
| Past negative | 焼かなかったやかなかった | 焼きませんでしたやきませんでした |
| Te-form | 焼いてやいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 焼けるやける |
| Passive | 焼かれるやかれる |
| Causative | 焼かせるやかせる |
| Volitional | 焼こうやこう |
| Imperative | 焼けやけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 焼けばやけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 焼いたらやいたら |
Example sentences
栗を焼こう。
Let's roast the chestnuts.
何を焼いたの?
What did you grill?
卵を焼いてくれ。
Fry an egg for me.
魚を焼いてるよ。
I'm grilling fish.
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I didn't get anywhere with him.
More examples (10)
パンを焼きますか?
Do you bake bread?
クッキー焼こうよ。
Why don't we bake some cookies?
ケーキを焼いたの?
Did you bake a cake?
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The pottery was baked by fire.
クッキーを焼いたよ。
I baked some cookies.
肌を焼きたいんだよ。
I want to get a suntan.
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I tanned myself on the beach.
カップケーキ焼いたの。
I baked some cupcakes.
ケーキを焼いてたのよ。
I was baking a cake.
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My mother bakes bread every morning.