ひらめく（ひらめく）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to have a sudden idea
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | ひらめきます | ひらめきます |
| te-form | ひらめいて | ひらめいて |
| ta-form (past) | ひらめいた | ひらめいた |
| nai-form (negative) | ひらめかない | ひらめかない |
| potential form | ひらめける | ひらめける |
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Example sentences
- いい方法がふとひらめいた。 — A good method suddenly came to mind.
- 解き方がひらめいて、すぐに書いた。 — The solution suddenly came to me, so I wrote it down right away.
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