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透く
透く
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 透 |
| Grade: S |
Verb
透く (godan conjugation, hiragana すく, romaji suku)
- to be transparent, can be seen through (such as thin, sparse objects such as a fence)
- to be or become thin and sparse
- to make a room or gap inbetween objects
Conjugation
Conjugation of "透く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 透か | すか | **** |
| Continuative (連用形) | 透き | すき | suki |
| Terminal (終止形) | 透く | すく | suku |
| Attributive (連体形) | 透く | すく | suku |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 透け | すけ | suke |
| Imperative (命令形) | 透け | すけ | suke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 透かれる | すかれる | sukareru |
| Causative | 透かせる 透かす |
すかせる すかす |
sukaseru sukasu |
| Potential | 透ける | すける | sukeru |
| Volitional | 透こう | すこう | sukō |
| Negative | 透かない | すかない | sukanai |
| Negative continuative | 透かず | すかず | sukazu |
| Formal | 透きます | すきます | sukimasu |
| Perfective | 透いた | すいた | suita |
| Conjunctive | 透いて | すいて | suite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 透けば | すけば | sukeba |
Synonyms
- (to be transparent): 透ける (sukeru)