Listen (an order) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– You can remember 'きいて' (kiite) by associating it with the English word "key" because listening can be the "key" to understanding.

Explanations:
– 'きいて' (kiite) is the te-form of the verb 'きく' (kiku), which means "to listen" or "to hear." The te-form is often used to make polite requests.
– It can also mean "to ask."
– In a command form, it means "listen!"

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 聞く (kiku) – to listen, to hear
– 聴く (chouku) – to listen to (usually for music or sounds attentively)

Conjugations:
– Present/Future: 聞く (kiku) – I listen, I will listen, I hear
– Past: 聞いた (kiita) – I listened, I heard
– Negative Present/Future: 聞かない (kikanai) – I don’t listen, I won’t listen
– Negative Past: 聞かなかった (kikanakatta) – I didn’t listen
– Te-form: 聞いて (kiite) – Listen!

Examples of sentences that use 'きいて':
1. 指示をきいてください。 (Shiji o kiite kudasai.)
– "Please listen to the instructions."

2. 先生の言うことをきいて。 (Sensei no iu koto o kiite.)
– "Listen to what the teacher says."

3. ラジオをきいています。 (Rajio o kiiteimasu.)
– "I am listening to the radio."

4. 彼の話をきいたことがあります。 (Kare no hanashi o kiita koto ga arimasu.)
– "I have heard his story."

5. 音楽をきくのが好きです。 (Ongaku o kiku no ga suki desu.)
– "I like listening to music."

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