godan verb (v5k, vt) · N5
弾くhiku
to play an instrument
- to flip
- to snap
- to flick
Remember it
Connect the sound to "hook". Picture a hook pulling or playing the idea in a scene for "to play an instrument" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 弾く | 弾いた | 弾かない | 弾かなかった |
Formal -masu base | 弾きます | 弾きました | 弾きません | 弾きませんでした |
te-form
弾いて
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5