叩く
たたく
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)- to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
- to sound out (someone's views)
- to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
- to beat down the price
All 10 meanings
- to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
- to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
- to dust; to remove dust
- to slap; to hit (with the palm)
- to use up money
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 叩くたたく | 叩きますたたきます |
| Negative | 叩かないたたかない | 叩きませんたたきません |
| Past | 叩いたたたいた | 叩きましたたたきました |
| Past negative | 叩かなかったたたかなかった | 叩きませんでしたたたきませんでした |
| Te-form | 叩いてたたいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 叩けるたたける |
| Passive | 叩かれるたたかれる |
| Causative | 叩かせるたたかせる |
| Volitional | 叩こうたたこう |
| Imperative | 叩けたたけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 叩けばたたけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 叩いたらたたいたら |
Example sentences
トムを叩いた。
I hit Tom.
2回も叩かれた。
I was also hit twice.
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I heard a knock at the door.
引っ叩いてやった。
I slapped him.
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The rain beats against the window pane.
More examples (10)
ママ、トムが叩いた!
Mom, Tom hit me!
パパ、トムが叩いた!
Dad, Tom hit me!
今トムのこと叩いた?
Did you just hit Tom?
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If you're happy, clap your hands.
叩いたりはしないよ。
I'm not going to hit you.
パパ、マリアが叩いた!
Dad, Maria hit me!
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There was a knock at the front door.
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She hit him again and again.
パパ、メアリーが叩いた!
Dad, Mary hit me!
人を叩くのはよくないよ。
It's not nice to hit people.