作る（つくる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to make / create
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 作ります | つくります |
| te-form | 作って | つくって |
| ta-form (past) | 作った | つくった |
| nai-form (negative) | 作らない | つくらない |
| potential form | 作れる | つくれる |
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Example sentences
- 今夜は自分で夕食を作る。 — I'm making dinner myself tonight.
- 紙で小さな箱を作った。 — I made a small box out of paper.
Idioms & proverbs containing “作る”
- 垣を作る (かきをつくる) — to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant
- 俑を作る (ようをつくる) — to set a bad example; to create a bad precedent
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