置く（おく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to put / place
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 置きます | おきます |
| te-form | 置いて | おいて |
| ta-form (past) | 置いた | おいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 置かない | おかない |
| potential form | 置ける | おける |
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Example sentences
- 読んだ本を机の上に置く。 — I put the book I read on the desk.
- かぎをどこに置いたか忘れてしまった。 — I forgot where I put my keys.
Idioms & proverbs containing “置く”
- 一目置く (いちもくおく) — to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
- 重きを置く (おもきをおく) — to emphasize; to attach importance to
- 蚊帳の外に置く (かやのそとにおく) — to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; to leave outside the mosquito net
- 一目も二目も置く (いちもくもにもくもおく) — to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
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