Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI wipe | ||
| NegativeI don’t wipe |
JAPANESE VERB
ふく
拭く
to wipe
- #391 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI wiped | ||
| NegativeI didn’t wipe |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formwiping, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am wiping | ||
| Please (て ください)please wipe |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can wipe | ||
| NegativeI can’t wipe |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to wipe | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to wipe |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s wipe |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I wipe
- If, when (たら) if I wipe
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) wipe (do it)
- Plain command wipe!
- Please don’t please don’t wipe
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am wiped | ||
| CausativeI make someone wipe |
How to use ふく
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
まいばん テーブル を ふきます。
I wipe the table every evening.
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Past
まど を ぜんぶ ふいた。
I wiped all the windows.
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Te-form
て を ふいて から、 さわって ね。
Wipe your hands before you touch it.
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Potential
たかくて、 てんじょう まで ふけない。
It's too high; I can't wipe up to the ceiling.
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Want to
あせ を ふきたい。 タオル ある？
I want to wipe off the sweat. Got a towel?
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Volitional
あ、 こぼした。 はやく ふこう。
Oh, I spilled it. Let's wipe it up quickly.
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Conditional
ぬれた ふきん で ふけば、 きれい に なる。
If you wipe it with a damp cloth, it'll come clean.
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Commands and requests
その タオル で ゆか を ふかないで ください。
Please don't wipe the floor with that towel.
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Passive and causative
ははおや に かお を ふかれて、 こども は いやがった。
The child hated having his face wiped by his mother.
Good to know
- The same sound ふく is also to blow (かぜ が ふく) and to play a flute.
Where you hear ふく
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- まいあさ、 テーブル を ふく。 I wipe the tables every morning.
- まど を ふいた。 I wiped the windows.
- あした、 まど を ふく。 I'll wipe the windows tomorrow.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- まいにち ろうか を ふく。 I wipe the corridor every day.
- ろうか を ぜんぶ ふいた。 I wiped the whole corridor.
- あした、 まど を ふく。 Tomorrow I'll wipe the windows.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).