置く
おく ・ oku
Pitch accent
置く
〜ます形
〜て形
〜た形
〜ない形
〜なかった形
〜ば形
使役形
受身形
命令形
可能形
〜う形
Meaning
- To put, to place
- To leave (behind)
- To establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
- To appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
- To place (one's trust, one's faith, etc), to bear (in mind etc)
- To put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- To take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
- To separate spatially or temporally
- To do something in advance
- To leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state
Examples
- 真っ暗は怖いから電気をつけておいてね。
まっくらはこわいからでんきをつけておいてね。
It’s scary when it’s pitch black, so please leave the light on. - 机の上に本を置く。
つくえのうえにほんをおく。
Put the book on the desk. - 若い人を数人営業部に置くつもりだ。
わかいひとをすうにんえいぎょうぶにおくつもりだ。
We’re planning to assign a few young people to the sales department.