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ひく info.

– Tips to remember the Japanese word 'ひく':
– You can think of "ひく (hiku)" like "pluck" the strings of a guitar or other string instrument, as the consonants are somewhat similar in sound.
– Associate "ひく (hiku)" with the action of pulling or drawing out music from an instrument.

– Explanation:
– "ひく (hiku)" is a verb used for playing stringed instruments, like a guitar or violin, and also for some keyboard instruments like a piano.

– Other words that mean the same thing:
– "弾奏する (だんそうする, dansou suru)": more formal and less used, means to play (an instrument).

– Conjugations:

| Form | Japanese | Romanized |
|————–|———————|——————|
| Dictionary | 弾く | hiku |
| Present | 弾きます | hikimasu |
| Past | 弾いた | hiita |
| Past Polite | 弾きました | hikimaa |
| Negative | 弾かない | hikanai |
| Negative Polite | 弾きません | hikimasen |
| Te-form | 弾いて | hiite |
| Potential | 弾ける | hikeru |
| Volitional | 弾こう | hikou |
| Imperative | 弾け | hike |
| Conditional | 弾けば | hikeba |

– Examples of sentences that use 'ひく':
1. ピアノを弾くのが好きです。
– Romanized: Piano o hiku no ga suki desu.
– Translation: I like playing the piano.

2. 昨日、彼はギターを弾きました。
– Romanized: Kinou, kare wa gitaa o hikimaa.
– Translation: Yesterday, he played the guitar.

3. 将来、バイオリンを弾けるようになりたい。
– Romanized: Shourai, baiorin o hikeru you ni naritai.
– Translation: In the future, I want to be able to play the violin.

4. 友達がウクレレを弾いている。
– Romanized: Tomodachi ga ukurele o hiite iru.
– Translation: My friend is playing the ukulele.

5. あなたもピアノを弾きませんか？
– Romanized: Anata mo piano o hikimasen ka?
– Translation: Won't you also play the piano?

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ひく info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word 'ひく':
1. Visualize pulling or drawing something towards you, like pulling a door open or drawing a bow.
2. Associate 'ひく' with the sound of 'hiku,' which can remind you of the action of pulling or drawing.

Explanations:
'ひく' (hiku) primarily means "to pull" or "to draw." It can also mean "to play (a stringed instrument)," and in some contexts "to catch a cold."

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. 引っ張る (ひっぱる, hipparu) – to pull
2. 弾く (ひく) – to play (as in a musical instrument)

Conjugations:
– Infinitive: ひく (hiku) – to pull
– Present: ひきます (hikimasu) – (I/you/he/she/etc.) pull(s)
– Past: ひきました (hikimaa) – (I/you/he/she/etc.) pulled
– Negative: ひきません (hikimasen) – (I/you/he/she/etc.) do/does not pull
– Present negative: ひかない (hikanai) – do not pull
– Past negative: ひきませんでした (hikimasen dea) – did not pull
– Te-form: ひいて (hiite) – pulling
– Conditional: ひけば (hikeba) – if (you) pull
– Volitional: ひこう (hikou) – let's pull

Examples of sentences:
1. ドアを引いてください。 (Doa o hiite kudasai.) – Please pull the door.
2. ギターを弾くのが好きです。 (Gitaa o hiku no ga suki desu.) – I like to play the guitar.
3. 彼は車を引きました。 (Kare wa kuruma o hikimaa.) – He pulled the car.
4. 昨日、風邪を引きました。 (Kinou, kaze o hikimaa.) – I caught a cold yesterday.
5. 私はまだピアノをひかない。 (Watashi wa mada piano o hikanai.) – I don’t play the piano yet.

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