Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI put on | ||
| NegativeI don’t put on |
JAPANESE VERB
はく
履く
to put on, to wear shoes or trousers
- #72 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 put on | ||
| NegativeI didn’t put on |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formputting on, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am putting on | ||
| Please (て ください)please put on |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can put on | ||
| NegativeI can’t put on |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to put on | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to put on |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s put on |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I put on
- If, when (たら) if I put on
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) put on (do it)
- Plain command put on!
- Please don’t please don’t put on
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am put on | ||
| CausativeI make someone put on |
How to use はく
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しごと の ひ は くろい くつ を はきます。
On work days I wear black shoes.
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Past
きょう は あたらしい ジーンズ を はいた。
Today I put on new jeans.
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Te-form
スリッパ を はいて ください。
Please put on the slippers.
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Potential
あし が はれて、 くつ が はけません。
My foot's swollen and I can't get my shoe on.
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Want to
なつ は サンダル を はきたい。
In summer I want to wear sandals.
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Volitional
さむい から、 あつい くつした を はこう。
It's cold, let's wear thick socks.
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Conditional
この くつ を はけば、 あし が いたく ない。
If you wear these shoes, your feet won't hurt.
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Commands and requests
いえ の なか で くつ を はかないで ください。
Please don't wear shoes inside the house.
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Passive and causative
あめ だ から、 こども に ながぐつ を はかせました。
It was raining, so I put the children in wellies.
Good to know
- はく is for what goes on your legs and feet: くつ, ズボン, スカート, くつした.
Where you hear はく
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- しごと の ひ は くろい くつ を はきます。 On work days I wear black shoes.
- きのう は あたらしい ズボン を はきました。 Yesterday I wore my new trousers.
- あした は あおい ズボン を はきます。 Tomorrow I'll wear blue trousers.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- まいあさ、 くつ を はく。 I put my shoes on every morning.
- はかま を はかせました。 I put the hakama on him.
- あした、 はかま を はく。 Tomorrow I'll wear a hakama.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).