履く（はく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to wear (pants/shoes)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 履きます | はきます |
| te-form | 履いて | はいて |
| ta-form (past) | 履いた | はいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 履かない | はかない |
| potential form | 履ける | はける |
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Example sentences
- 新しいくつを履いて出かける。 — I put on new shoes and go out.
- 寒いので厚い靴下を履く。 — It's cold, so I wear thick socks.
Idioms & proverbs containing “履く”
- 二足のわらじを履く (にそくのわらじをはく) — to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire; to wear two pairs of straw sandals
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