焚く
たく
to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)- to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)
- to use (a camera flash)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 焚くたく | 焚きますたきます |
| Negative | 焚かないたかない | 焚きませんたきません |
| Past | 焚いたたいた | 焚きましたたきました |
| Past negative | 焚かなかったたかなかった | 焚きませんでしたたきませんでした |
| Te-form | 焚いてたいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 焚けるたける |
| Passive | 焚かれるたかれる |
| Causative | 焚かせるたかせる |
| Volitional | 焚こうたこう |
| Imperative | 焚けたけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 焚けばたけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 焚いたらたいたら |
Example sentences
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Since it was cold, we made a fire.
ハワイってさ、暖炉つきの家が多いじゃない？あっちも朝夕は冷えるから、寒がりの人は暖炉を焚くんだ。
Hawaii, y'know, has a lot of houses with fireplaces, doesn't it? The mornings and evenings over there get cold as well so people who feel the cold light fires.
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It was so cold that we made a fire.
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We kept the fire burning.