聞く
きく
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to hear- to listen (e.g. to music)
- to ask; to enquire; to query
- to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
- to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
All 8 meanings
- to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
- to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
- to taste (alcohol); to try
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 聞くきく | 聞きますききます |
| Negative | 聞かないきかない | 聞きませんききません |
| Past | 聞いたきいた | 聞きましたききました |
| Past negative | 聞かなかったきかなかった | 聞きませんでしたききませんでした |
| Te-form | 聞いてきいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 聞けるきける |
| Passive | 聞かれるきかれる |
| Causative | 聞かせるきかせる |
| Volitional | 聞こうきこう |
| Imperative | 聞けきけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 聞けばきけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 聞いたらきいたら |