てく

teku

Godan Verb (ku)

Auxiliary Verb

1. to continue

Colloquial

Other forms:

59 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

ていた

te ita

The past form

1. Was/were doing; Used to do

Verb

#227

ていて

te ite

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

1. being; and

Verb

#1506

てかない

teka nai

The negative form

1. Won't come; Doesn't come

Verb

#22505

てかなかった

teka nakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not think.; Was not thinking.

Verb

#158973

てきました

te kimashita

The polite past form

1. Has come; Came

Verb

#2048

てきます

te kimasu

The polite form

1. To come (humble); To arrive (humble)

Verb

#2345

てきません

tekimasen

The polite negative form

1. Don't do.; Won't do.

Verb

#19379

てきませんでした

tekimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Could not; Did not

Verb

#42552

Common 24 items

ていたばかり

te itabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just did; Recently did

Verb

#139030

ていちゃう

te ichau

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

1. Do/did (something); Regret doing (something)

Verb

#634828

ていちゃダメ

te icha dame

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

1. Don't do that.; Don't mess with that.

Verb

#321441

ていていない

teitei nai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not being; Not continuing to be

Verb

#344589

ていている

te ite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. -ing (as in, currently doing); - is/are doing

Verb

#122440

ていてはいけない

te itewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not do [WORD]; Should not do [WORD]

Adjective

#115077

ていてもいい

te itemo ii

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. Even if [you] do; May do

Adjective

#96025

ていとく

teitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Preparation; Advance preparation

Verb

#359852

てかないで

tekanaide

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

1. Don't come.; Don't bring.

Verb

#42235

てかなきゃ

teka nakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Have to; Must

Verb

#60211

てかなくてもいい

teka nakutemo ii

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

1. Don't have to.; Not necessary.

Adjective

#470437

てかなければならない

teka nakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must do; Have to do

Adjective

#492249

てきたい

tekitai

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

1. Want to…; Would like to…

Verb

#48039

てきたくない

tekitakunai

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

1. Don't want to come.; Don't want to come here.

Verb

#242272

てくところ

teku tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to; On the verge of

Verb

#185879

てくみたい

te kumitai

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

1. Looks like...; Seems like...

Verb

#121428

てけない

tekenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Can't do; Unable to do

Verb

#44371

てける

tekeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can; To be able to

Verb

#44560

てこう

tekō

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

1. Let's try.; Let's see.

Verb

#13453

ていています

te ite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Are doing/being WORD.; Are continuing to WORD.

Verb

#150093

てかないでください

tekanaide kudasai

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

1. Don't come.; Don't approach.

Verb

#171733

てきなさい

tekinasai

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

1. Do.; Do it.

Verb

#13316

てきましょう

tekimashō

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

1. Let's go.; Shall we go?

Verb

#29533

てけます

tekemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can do; Is able to

Verb

#254799

Advanced 27 items

ていたそうだ

teitasōda

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

1. I hear that...; It is said that...

Verb

#40042

ていただろう

teitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably; Likely

Verb

#26987

ていたところ

teita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just did; Was in the process of doing

Verb

#14498

ていたら

te itara

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

1. If...; When...

Verb

#4604

ていたらしい

teitarashii

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

1. Seemed to have been; Apparently was

Verb

#21149

ていてくれ

te ite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Be there.; Stay there.

Verb

#14749

ていてちょうだい

te ite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Have it with you.; Bring it.

Verb

#205099

てかせられる

teka serareru

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

1. To be forced to do; To be made to do

Verb

#930896

てかせる

tekaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. to make someone laugh; to make someone blush

Verb

#240584

てかないでくれ

tekanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't come.; Don't bring (it).

Verb

#111264

てかなければいけない

teka nakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. must do; have to do

Adjective

#531093

てかれる

tekareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be taken; To be carried away

Verb

#46004

てきがち

tekigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to; Likely to

Verb

#359522

てききる

tekikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Complete; Perfect

Verb

#1173079

てきそうだ

tekisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks like; Seems like

Verb

#66931

てきっぱなし

tekippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Unfinished; Untouched

Verb

#930896

てきぬく

tekinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Tenacious; Persistent

Verb

#1173079

てくそうだ

teku sōda

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

1. It seems...; I hear...

Verb

#357275

てくと

tekuto

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

1. If/when…; When…

Verb

#39515

てくな

tekuna

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

1. Don't come.; Don't approach.

Verb

#29669

てくなら

tekunara

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

1. If/when going; If/when heading

Verb

#132330

てくようだ

teku yōda

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

1. Seems; Looks like

Verb

#344589

てくらしい

tekurashii

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

1. It seems that...; Apparently...

Verb

#280836

てけば

tekeba

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

1. If/when [WORD]; When [WORD] happens

Verb

#37533

ていてくださいませ

te ite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please have.; Please keep.

Verb

#200619

ていてはならない

te itewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not be.; It is forbidden.

Adjective

#122871

ていてもよろしい

te itemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May [it] be.; Is permissible.

Adjective

#479262

てく

teku

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