
September 2023 (VOL.191)
Kaku 書く
Kaku means “to write”
Ken
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Nani wo kaite iru no?
What are you writing?

Aya
koibito ni tegami wo kaite imasu.
I am writing a letter to my boyfriend.

Ken
Itsumo kaku no?
Do you often write him a letter?
Aya
Jitsuwa kaita koto ga nai desu.
Actually, I have never written a letter.
Ken
Boku tomodachi ni yoku kaku yo.
I write letters to a friend often.

Aya
Kaki kata oshiete!
Teach me how to write!

| write | write (polite) | wrote | wrote (polite) | is writing | was writing | have written | can write | want to write | Write! | Please write | |
| positive | Kaku | Kaki masu | Kaita | Kaki mashita | Kaite iru | Kaite ita | Kaita koto ga aru | Kakeru | Kaki tai | Kaite! | Kaite kudasai |
| negative | Kakanai | Kaki masen | Kakana katta | Kaki masen deshita | Kaite inai | Kaite inakatta | Kaita koto ga nai | Kakenai | Kaki takunai | – | Kakanaide kudasai |
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Maishu tegami wo kaku.
I write a letter every week.

Itsuka hon wo kakitai.
I want to write a novel someday.

Neru mae ni nikki wo kaki masu.
I write in my journal before bed.

Uta wo kaite imashita.
I was writing a song.

Tesuto ni namae wo kakana katta.
I didn’t write my name on an exam paper.

Nihongo wo kakeru.
I can write a Japanese.
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