Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI become empty | ||
| NegativeI don’t become empty |
JAPANESE VERB
すく
空く
to become empty, to get hungry
- #399 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 became empty | ||
| NegativeI didn’t become empty |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbecoming empty, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am becoming empty | ||
| Please (て ください)please become empty |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can become empty | ||
| NegativeI can’t become empty |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to become empty | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to become empty |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s become empty |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I become empty
- If, when (たら) if I become empty
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) become empty (do it)
- Plain command become empty!
- Please don’t please don’t become empty
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am become empty | ||
| CausativeI make someone become empty |
How to use すく
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
あさ は あまり おなか が すきません。
I'm not very hungry in the morning.
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Past
たくさん およいで、 おなか が すきました。
I swam a lot and got hungry.
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Te-form
おなか が すいて います か。
Are you hungry?
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Potential
おなか が すいて、 なんでも たべられます。
I'm so hungry I could eat anything.
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Want to
おなか が すいた から、 ピザ が たべたい。
I'm hungry, so I want pizza.
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Volitional
おなか が すいた ね。 ラーメン でも たべよう。
We're hungry, aren't we. Let's have ramen or something.
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Conditional
おなか が すいたら、 いって ください。
If you get hungry, tell me.
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Commands and requests
おなか が すいて も、 ねる まえ に たべないで。
Even if you're hungry, don't eat before bed.
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Passive and causative
おなか を すかせた こども たち が まって います。
Hungry children are waiting.
Good to know
- おなか が すきました, with the past, is how you say "I'm hungry".
- Hunger is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional and imperative sentences show すく beside another verb.
Where you hear すく
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- おひる に おなか が すきます。 I get hungry at noon.
- けさ は おなか が すきました。 I got hungry this morning.
- あした は たくさん あるきます。 おなか が すきます よ。 We'll walk a lot tomorrow. We'll get hungry.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- ひる の でんしゃ は すいて います。 The trains are empty in the middle of the day.
- きのう の よる は すいて いました。 It was empty last night.
- あした の あさ は すきます よ。 It'll be empty tomorrow morning.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).