Conjugation

開く

あくaku

open

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ku.

  • Another 開く

    Written the same way, 開く read ひらく is another verb, with its own page.

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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開きますあきますakimasu
    2. negative開きませんあきませんakimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative開きましたあきましたakimashita
    2. negative開きませんでしたあきませんでしたakimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 開いてあいてaite
    2. request開いてくださいあいてくださいaite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 開きましょうあきましょうakimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative開きたいあきたいakitai
    2. negative開きたくないあきたくないakitakunai