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JAPANESE VERB

ふく

吹く

to blow, of the wind

  • #396 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI blow
NegativeI don’t blow

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI blew
NegativeI didn’t blow

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formblowing, and…
Doing now (て います)I am blowing
Please (て ください)please blow

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can blow
NegativeI can’t blow

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to blow
NegativeI don’t want to blow

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s blow

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I blow
  2. If, when (たら) if I blow

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) blow (do it)
  2. Plain command blow!
  3. Please don’t please don’t blow

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am blown
CausativeI make someone blow

How to use ふく

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    はる には みなみ から あたたかい かぜ が ふきます。

    In spring a warm wind blows from the south.

  2. Past

    ゆうべ は すごい かぜ が ふいた。

    There was a terrible wind last night.

  3. Te-form

    そと は つよい かぜ が ふいて いる。

    A strong wind is blowing outside.

  4. Potential

    くちぶえ が ふけます か。

    Can you whistle?

  5. Want to

    ずっと トランペット を ふきたかった。

    I'd always wanted to play the trumpet.

  6. Volitional

    みんな で ろうそく を ふこう。

    Let's all blow out the candles.

  7. Conditional

    かぜ が ふけば、 すずしく なる。

    If the wind blows, it'll get cooler.

  8. Commands and requests

    リコーダー を もっと やさしく ふきなさい。

    Play the recorder more gently.

  9. Passive and causative

    つよい かぜ に ふかれて、 ぼうし が とんだ。

    The strong wind blew my hat off.

Good to know

  • かぜ が ふく is the wind blowing; ふえ を ふく is to play a flute or a whistle, and くちぶえ を ふく is to whistle. Wiping is a different ふく, written 拭く.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).