叩く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbReading:たたく
Romaji:tataku
Meaning:to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums)
Example Sentences
机を叩く
to hit the desk
手で叩く
to slap
太鼓を叩く
to play the drums
Present Tense
Plain:
叩く
Polite:
叩きます
Negative:
叩かない
Polite Negative:
叩きません
Past Tense
Plain:
叩いた
Polite:
叩きました
Negative:
叩かなかった
Polite Negative:
叩きませんでした
Te Forms
Te Form:
叩いて
Te + iru (ongoing):
叩いている
Te + aru (resultant):
叩いてある
Te + oku (preparation):
叩いておく
Te + shimau (completely):
叩いてしまう
Advanced Forms
Potential Form (Can do)
Affirmative:
叩ける
Negative:
叩けない
Past:
叩けた
Past Negative:
叩けなかった
Volitional Form (Let's do / Will do)
Plain:
叩こう
Polite:
叩きましょう
Imperative Form (Command)
Affirmative:
叩け
Negative:
叩くな
Conditional Form (If/When)
Affirmative:
叩けば
Negative:
叩かなければ
Causative Form (Make/Let someone do)
Affirmative:
叩かせる
Negative:
叩かせない
Past:
叩かせた
Past Negative:
叩かせなかった
Passive Form (Be done by someone)
Affirmative:
叩かれる
Negative:
叩かれない
Past:
叩かれた
Past Negative:
叩かれなかった
Causative-Passive Form (Be made to do)
Affirmative:
叩かせられる
Negative:
叩かせられない