ichidan verb (v1, vt, vi) · N5
開けるakeru
to open
- to opena door, etc.
- to unwrape.g. parcel, package
- to unlock
Remember it
Connect the sound to "a key". Picture a giant key making the action happen in a scene for "to open" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 開ける | 開けた | 開けない | 開けなかった |
Formal -masu base | 開けます | 開けました | 開けません | 開けませんでした |
te-form
開けて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
Learning status
learning
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