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JAPANESE VERB

ひく

引く

to draw, a fortune

  • #450 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 draw
NegativeI don’t draw

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI drew
NegativeI didn’t draw

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formdrawing, and…
Doing now (て います)I am drawing
Please (て ください)please draw

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can draw
NegativeI can’t draw

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

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

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s draw

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am drawn
CausativeI make someone draw

How to use ひく

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

  1. Present and future

    おしょうがつ に は、 おみくじ を ひきます。

    At New Year I draw a fortune slip.

  2. Past

    ベン は だいきち を ひいた。

    Ben drew a "great luck" slip.

  3. Te-form

    くじ を ひいて、 せき を きめよう。

    Let's draw lots to decide the seats.

  4. Potential

    ひとり いっかい しか ひけません。

    You can only draw once each.

  5. Want to

    もう いっかい おみくじ を ひきたい。

    I want to draw another fortune.

  6. Volitional

    あの じんじゃ で おみくじ を ひこう。

    Let's draw a fortune at that shrine.

  7. Conditional

    あたり を ひいたら、 りょこう が もらえる。

    If you draw a winning ticket, you get a trip.

  8. Commands and requests

    ひとり ずつ じゅんばん に ひきなさい。

    Draw one at a time, in turn.

  9. Passive and causative

    せんせい は せいと に くじ を ひかせた。

    The teacher had the pupils draw lots.

Good to know

  • おみくじ を ひく at a shrine; くじ を ひく, to draw lots.

Where you hear ひく

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • おしょうがつ に おみくじ を ひく。 I draw a fortune at New Year.
  • きょねん、 せんそうじ で おみくじ を ひいた。 Last year I drew a fortune at Sensoji.
  • つぎ も いっしょに おみくじ を ひこう。 Let's draw fortunes together next time too.
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New Year's Eve

Intermediate Level 1 · ひこう

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