Hear/ask (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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hear/ask (polite)	ききます

How to say “hear/ask (polite)” in Japanese? “ききます”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ききます” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on hear/ask (polite) in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember the Japanese Word ききます:
– Visualize someone with big ears (like an elephant) when you hear the word "kiki."
– "Kiki" sounds like "key key." Imagine someone asking a question to unlock information or hearing something important because they have the "key."

Explanations:
– The verb "ききます" (kikimasu) in polite form can mean both "to hear" and "to ask."
– It originates from the verb "きく" (kiku).

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– ''聞く" (kiku) – to hear, to listen
– "尋ねる" (tazuneru) – to ask, inquire
– "伺う" (ukagau) – to ask, to inquire (more polite)

Conjugations:
– Plain form (infinitive): きく (kiku)
– Polite present: ききます (kikimasu)
– Past: ききました (kikimaa)
– Negative: ききません (kikimasen)
– Past negative: ききませんでした (kikimasendea)
– Te-form: きいて (kiite)
– Potential: きける (ru)
– Passive: きかれる (kikareru)
– Causative: きかせる (kikaseru)
– Volitional: きこう (kikou)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 音楽をききます。(Ongaku o kikimasu.) – I listen to music.
2. 先生に質問をききます。(Sensei ni sumon o kikimasu.) – I ask the teacher a question.
3. ニュースをききました。(Nyūsu o kikimaa.) – I heard the news.
4. 彼のアドバイスをききませんでした。(Kare no adobaisu o kikimasendea.) – I did not listen to his advice.
5. 日本語で何と言うかきいてください。(Nihongo de nan to iu ka kiite kudasai.) – Please ask how to say it in Japanese.
6. 友達に助けをききます。(Tomodachi ni tasuke o kikimasu.) – I ask my friend for help.

Romanized Characters:
1. Ongaku o kikimasu.
2. Sensei ni sumon o kikimasu.
3. Nyūsu o kikimaa.
4. Kare no adobaisu o kikimasendea.
5. Nihongo de nan to iu ka kiite kudasai.
6. Tomodachi ni tasuke o kikimasu.

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