JAPANESE VERB

ひく

引く

to catch a cold

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI catch a cold
NegativeI don’t catch a cold

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI caught a cold
NegativeI didn’t catch a cold

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form	Polite	Plain
て-formcatching a cold, and…
Doing now (ています)I am catching a cold
Please (てください)please catch a cold

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can catch a cold
NegativeI can’t catch a cold

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to catch a cold
NegativeI don’t want to catch a cold

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s catch a cold

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am caught a cold
CausativeI make someone catch a cold

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

Present and future

ふゆはよくかぜを ひきます。

In winter I often catch colds.
Past

せんしゅう、ひどいかぜを ひきました。

Last week I caught a bad cold.
Te-form

かぜを ひいて いるので、マスクをしています。

I have a cold, so I'm wearing a mask.
Potential

かぜを ひいて、しごとにいけません。

I've caught a cold and can't go to work.
Want to

りょこうのまえにかぜをひきたくありません。

I don't want to catch a cold before the trip.
Volitional

かぜを ひかない ように、あたたかくしよう。

Let's keep warm so we don't catch cold.
Conditional

かぜを ひいたら、むりしないでやすんでください。

If you catch a cold, don't push yourself, rest.
Commands and requests

さむいから、かぜを ひかないで ね。

It's cold, so don't catch a cold.
Passive and causative

うすぎでこどもにかぜをひかせないでください。

Don't let the kids catch cold by dressing them too lightly.

ひく needs かぜ (a cold) before it: かぜをひきました, I've caught a cold. ひく alone is to pull, and also to play the piano or guitar.
Nobody decides to catch a cold, so the potential and volitional sentences show ひく beside another verb.