godan verb (v5u, vt) · N5
吸うsuu
to breathe, to smoke
- to breathe in
- to inhale
- to smokea cigarette, etc.
Remember it
Connect the sound to "sue". Picture Sue taking a long breath in a scene for "to breathe, to smoke" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 吸う | 吸った | 吸わない | 吸わなかった |
Formal -masu base | 吸います | 吸いました | 吸いません | 吸いませんでした |
te-form
吸って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5