godan verb (v5k, vi) · N5
鳴くnaku
to make an animal sound
- to make soundof an animal
- to call
- to cry
Remember it
Connect the sound to "knock". Picture an animal knocking while making its sound in a scene for "to make an animal sound" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 鳴く | 鳴いた | 鳴かない | 鳴かなかった |
Formal -masu base | 鳴きます | 鳴きました | 鳴きません | 鳴きませんでした |
te-form
鳴いて
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5