Kiku(聞く) -“Listen” or “Ask” / Japanese Word

January 2024 (VOL.195)

Kiku 聞く

Kiku means “Listen” or “Ask”

ListenListen(Polite)ListenedListened(Polite)is listeningwas listeninghave listened can listenwant to listenlisten!Please listen
positiveKikuKiki masuKiitaKiki mashitaKiite iruKiite itaKiita koto ga aruKikeruKikitaiKike!Kiite kudasai
negativeKikanaiKiki masenKikana kattaKiki masen deshitaKiite inaiKiite inakattaKiita koto ga naiKikenaiKikitakunaiKikanaide kudasai

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Shachou no hanashi wo kike.

Listen to what the president says.

Nani kiite iru no?

What are you listening to?

J-POP wo kiku.

Listen to J-pop.

Sonna ru-ru wa kikimasen deshita.

I didn’t hear such a rule.

Saikin kikanai ne.

I haven’t heard about that lately.

Sonna Hanashi wa kiita koto ga nai.

I have never heard such a story.

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