godan verb (v5k, vt) · N5
書くkaku
to write
- to compose
- to pen
- to draw
Remember it
Connect the sound to "calculator". Picture a calculator writing neatly in a scene for "to write" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 書く | 書いた | 書かない | 書かなかった |
Formal -masu base | 書きます | 書きました | 書きません | 書きませんでした |
te-form
書いて
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5