Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am careful | ||
| NegativeI am not careful |
JAPANESE VERB
き を つける
気を付ける
to be careful
- #203 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was careful | ||
| NegativeI was not careful |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing careful, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being careful | ||
| Please (て ください)please be careful |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be careful | ||
| NegativeI can’t be careful |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be careful | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be careful |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be careful |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am careful
- If, when (たら) if I am careful
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be careful (do it)
- Plain command be careful!
- Please don’t please don’t be careful
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use き を つける
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
うんてん の とき は いつも き を つけます。
I'm always careful when driving.
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Past
ことば に は き を つけた つもり だった。
I thought I'd been careful with my words.
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Te-form
あしもと に き を つけて ください。
Please watch your step.
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Potential
ねむくて、 まわり に き を つけられない。
I'm so sleepy I can't pay attention to what's around me.
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Want to
これから は たべすぎ に き を つけたい。
From now on I want to be careful not to overeat.
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Volitional
かぜ を ひかない よう に、 き を つけよう。
Let's be careful not to catch a cold.
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Conditional
き を つければ、 ふせげた じこ だった。
It was an accident that care would have prevented.
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Commands and requests
くるま に き を つけなさい。
Watch out for cars.
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Passive and causative
この じこ は、 みんな に き を つけさせた。
This accident made everyone more careful.
Good to know
- き を つけて, take care, is the everyday goodbye.
Where you hear き を つける
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- かいだん で は いつも き を つける。 I'm always careful on the stairs.
- あめ だった から、 き を つけて あるいた。 It was raining, so I walked carefully.
- あした も き を つける よ。 I'll be careful tomorrow too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).