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聞く (きく): To listen / ask — conjugation and examples

聞く is read きく and means "To listen / ask". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

聞く

Reading
きく · kiku
Translation
To listen / ask
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
きくが

Example

音楽を聞きます。

おんがくをききます。

I listen to music.

Conjugation

Polite (ます)
聞きますききます
Polite negative (ません)
聞きませんききません
Negative (ない)
聞かないきかない
Past (た)
聞いたきいた
Te-form (て)
聞いてきいて

Kanji in this word

  • 聞 — hear, ask

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