描く
えがく
to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to draw; to paint; to sketch- to depict; to describe
- to picture in one's mind; to imagine
- to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 描くえがく | 描きますえがきます |
| Negative | 描かないえがかない | 描きませんえがきません |
| Past | 描いたえがいた | 描きましたえがきました |
| Past negative | 描かなかったえがかなかった | 描きませんでしたえがきませんでした |
| Te-form | 描いてえがいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 描けるえがける |
| Passive | 描かれるえがかれる |
| Causative | 描かせるえがかせる |
| Volitional | 描こうえがこう |
| Imperative | 描けえがけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 描けばえがけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 描いたらえがいたら |
Example sentences
何描いてるの？
What are you drawing?
誰が描いたの？
Who drew it?
円を描いてくれ。
Draw a circle.
弟が描きました。
My younger brother drew it.
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I would like to draw.
More examples (10)
誰が描いたんですか？
Who painted it?
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Let's make a big circle.
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He painted a picture of a dog.
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He often paints landscapes.
これ自分で描いたの？
Did you draw this yourself?
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She is drawing a picture.
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He painted a picture of roses.
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The stone started ripples in the pond.
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Finally, I finished a painting.
トムは絵を描いている。
Tom is coloring a picture.