説く
とく
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to explain; to preach; to advocate- to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with; to urge (someone to do)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 説くとく | 説きますときます |
| Negative | 説かないとかない | 説きませんときません |
| Past | 説いたといた | 説きましたときました |
| Past negative | 説かなかったとかなかった | 説きませんでしたときませんでした |
| Te-form | 説いてといて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 説けるとける |
| Passive | 説かれるとかれる |
| Causative | 説かせるとかせる |
| Volitional | 説こうとこう |
| Imperative | 説けとけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 説けばとけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 説いたらといたら |
Example sentences
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I argued him into consent.
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I convinced him of his fault.
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He even referred to the origin of life.
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He preached to us about the importance of good health.
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The teacher exhorted his pupils to do well.
More examples (6)
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He reasoned with his child about the matter.
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I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.
俺達に愛を説いたって無駄さ。余計憎しみを煽るだけなんだから。
Don't fall in love because we hate you still.
彼は、どこへ出かけていっても、愛、忍耐、そしてとりわけ非暴力を説いた。
Everywhere he went, he taught love, patience, and most of all, non-violence.
あの男を説き伏せようとするのは、オオカミに道理を説いて聞かせるようなものだ。
You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
あるアメリカの科学者ウィリアム・キートンはこの謎を説くために非常に面白い実験をしました。
One American scientist, William Keeton, used a very interesting experiment to solve this mystery.