炊く|たくtaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- godan verb, transitive verbto boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get angry; to snap
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 炊く(たく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 炊きます(たきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 炊かない(たかない) |
| polite (masen) | 炊きません(たきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 炊かず・炊かぬ(たかず・たかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 炊いた(たいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 炊きました(たきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 炊かなかった(たかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 炊きませんでした(たきませんでした) |
| Te form | 炊いて(たいて) |
| Potential | 炊ける(たける) |
| Passive | 炊かれる(たかれる) |
| Causative | 炊かせる(たかせる) |
| Causative passive | 炊かせられる・炊かされる(たかせられる・たかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 炊けば(たけば) |
| tara | 炊いたら(たいたら) |
| Volitional | 炊こう(たこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 炊きましょう(たきましょう) |
| Imperative | 炊け(たけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Related煮るにるNeutralNeutral verb for simmering or stewing food in liquid, typically vegetables, fish, or meat; unlike 炊く, it is not used for cooking rice.
炊く is chiefly for cooking grains such as rice, while 煮る is the neutral verb for simmering or stewing food in liquid; 炊く can also express boiling or simmering.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


