Conjugation

解く

とくtoku

solve

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ku.

  • Another 解く

    Written the same way, 解く read ほどく is another verb, with its own page.

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative解きますときますtokimasu
    2. negative解きませんときませんtokimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative解きましたときましたtokimashita
    2. negative解きませんでしたときませんでしたtokimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 解いてといてtoite
    2. request解いてくださいといてくださいtoite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 解きましょうときましょうtokimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative解きたいときたいtokitai
    2. negative解きたくないときたくないtokitakunai