まく【
蒔く
】

maku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to sow; to plant; to seed

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

Godan Verb (ku)

2. to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

, Related to 種をまく

Godan Verb (ku)

3. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

, Related to 蒔絵

Other forms:

60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

まいた

maita

The past form

1. Sowed; Planted

★ Common

Verb

#13887

まいて

maite

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Sowing; Planting

★ Common

Verb

#21046

まかない

makanai

The negative form

1. Not sowing; Not planting

★ Common

Verb

#51387

まかなかった

makanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not sow; Did not plant

★ Common

Verb

#262262

まきました

makimashita

The polite past form

1. Sowed; Planted

★ Common

Verb

#152733

まきます

makimasu

The polite form

1. To sow; To scatter

★ Common

Verb

#157276

まきません

makimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not sow.; Do not plant.

★ Common

Verb

#472470

まきませんでした

makimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not sow.; Did not plant.

★ Common

Verb

#823368

Common 24 items

まいたばかり

maitabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just planted; Recently sown

★ Common

Verb

#470516

まいちゃう

maichau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. sow/plant (and it's done); sow/plant (and I regret it)

★ Common

Verb

#239784

まいちゃダメ

maicha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't scatter.; Don't sow.

★ Common

Verb

#1746795

まいていない

maite inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not sowing; Not planting

★ Common

Verb

#542955

まいている

maite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Sowing; Planting

★ Common

Verb

#131439

まいてわいけない

maitewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not sow.; Must not scatter.

★ Common

Adjective

#1746795

まいてもいう

maitemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May plant.; Can plant.

★ Common

Adjective

#1746795

まいとく

maitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To sow beforehand; To prepare in advance

★ Common

Verb

#248551

まかないで

makanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't sow.; Don't scatter.

★ Common

Verb

#180895

まかなきゃ

makanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must do.; Have to do.

★ Common

Verb

#146380

まかなくてもいう

makanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to sow.; Don't need to plant.

★ Common

Adjective

#1746795

まかなければならない

makanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must plant.; Must sow.

★ Common

Adjective

#626755

まきたい

makitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to sow; Want to plant

★ Common

Verb

#258668

まきたくない

makitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to plant.; Don't want to sow.

★ Common

Verb

#459729

まくところ

maku tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to sow; About to scatter

★ Common

Verb

#433520

まくみたい

maku mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like scattering; Looks like sowing

★ Common

Verb

#742063

まけない

makenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot plant.; Cannot sow.

★ Common

Verb

#124196

まける

makeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can plant; Can sow

★ Common

Verb

#47981

まこう

makō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's sow.; Let's plant.

★ Common

Verb

#83464

まいています

maite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Are planting.; Are doing.

★ Common

Verb

#276746

まかないでください

makanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Don't sow.; Don't scatter.

★ Common

Verb

#507672

まきなさい

makinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Plant.; Sow.

★ Common

Verb

#249823

まきましょう

makimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's sow.; Let's plant.

★ Common

Verb

#259598

まけます

makemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can do.; Is able to.

★ Common

Verb

#140754

Advanced 28 items

まいたそうだ

maita sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It is said that [someone] sowed.; It is said that [someone] planted.

★ Common

Verb

#425131

まいただろう

maitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably planted.; Probably sowed.

★ Common

Verb

#930896

まいたところ

maita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just sowed.; Just planted.

★ Common

Verb

#354181

まいたら

maitara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sown; If/when planted

★ Common

Verb

#108254

まいたらしい

maitarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemingly sown; Apparently planted

★ Common

Verb

#377963

まいてくれ

maite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Scatter it.; Spread it.

★ Common

Verb

#109169

まいてちょうだい

maite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Please sow.; Please plant.

★ Common

Verb

#352695

まかせられる

makaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to sow; To be forced to plant

★ Common

Verb

#264993

まかせる

makaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone sow; To make someone sow

Verb

#41628

まかないでくれ

makanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't plant it.; Don't sow it.

★ Common

Verb

#655128

まかなければいけない

makanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must sow; Have to sow

★ Common

Adjective

#560614

まかれる

makareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be sown; To be scattered

Verb

#107460

まきがち

makigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to; Tending to

★ Common

Verb

#799732

まききる

makikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To finish sowing; To complete planting

★ Common

Verb

#1746795

まきそうだ

makisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks like it will sprout.; Looks like it will be sown.

★ Common

Verb

#930896

まきっぱなし

makippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Left as is; Unattended

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

まきぬく

makinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. See it through; Persevere to the end

★ Common

Verb

#1746795

まくそうだ

maku sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. I hear that [it] sows.; I hear that [it] scatters.

★ Common

Verb

#1746795

まくと

makuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sown; If/when planted

★ Common

Verb

#91280

まくな

makuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't sow.; Don't plant.

★ Common

Verb

#14041

まくなら

makunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If sowing; When sowing

★ Common

Verb

#77522

まくようだ

maku yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

Verb

#930896

まくらしい

makurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems like (it) sows.; Apparently (it) scatters.

★ Common

Verb

#823368

まけ

make

A strong, direct command

1. Sow.; Plant.

Verb

#6996

まけば

makeba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sown; If/when planted

★ Common

Verb

#121446

まいてくださいませ

maite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please sow.; Please plant.

★ Common

Verb

#930896

まいてわならない

maitewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Do not sow.; Must not be sown.

★ Common

Adjective

#1746795

まいてもよろしい

maitemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. Permission to plant.; May I plant?

★ Common

Adjective

#1746795

まく【
蒔く
】

maku

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