片付く・片づく|かたづくkatazuku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Which spelling to use
片付く片付く is the most common written form and the preferred choice for beginners. Use it when writing this verb.
片づく片づく is a less common written variant of 片付く. Learners should normally choose 片付く instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be put in order; to be put to rights
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be disposed of; to be solved
    ごたごたが片付かたづいてさばさばした。↗
    I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of.
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto be finished
    私の仕事しごとは大概たいがい片付かたづいた。↗
    My work is almost finished.
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be married (off)also written as 嫁く
Conjugation
Dictionary form片付く(かたづく)
Polite (masu)片付きます(かたづきます)
Negative (nai)片付かない(かたづかない)
polite (masen)片付きません(かたづきません)
classical zu / nu片付かず・片付かぬ(かたづかず・かたづかぬ)
Past (ta)片付いた(かたづいた)
polite (mashita)片付きました(かたづきました)
Past negative (nakatta)片付かなかった(かたづかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)片付きませんでした(かたづきませんでした)
Te form片付いて(かたづいて)
Potential片付ける(かたづける)
Passive片付かれる(かたづかれる)
Causative片付かせる(かたづかせる)
Causative passive片付かせられる・片付かされる(かたづかせられる・かたづかされる)
Conditional (ba)片付けば(かたづけば)
tara片付いたら(かたづいたら)
Volitional片付こう(かたづこう)
polite (mashou)片付きましょう(かたづきましょう)
Imperative片付け(かたづけ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive片付くかたづく⇄transitive片付けるかたづける
部屋へやが片付かたづく
片付く highlights the result—the room becomes tidy—often without specifying an agent, while 片付ける focuses on the deliberate action of tidying something.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (偏ぺん付つく)片方かたほうへ付つく。
  2. きちんと整理せいりされている。
  3. 解決かいけつする。終了しゅうりょうする。
  4. 嫁よめに行いく。嫁とつぐ。
Kanji in this word

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