JLPT N4 vocabulary
頂く: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
いただく0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- (humble) to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
- (humble) (polite) to eat, to drink
- to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top) (orig. meaning)
- to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
- (auxiliary verb) (godan verb (ku ending)) (humble) to get someone to do something (follows a verb in "-te" form)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 頂く | 頂 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Polite presentます形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Polite pastました形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Te-formて形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 頂 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 頂 | 頂く |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Passive受身形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Make / let使役形 | 頂 | 頂 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 頂 | 頂 |
Example sentences
こんな仕事、 先生においでいただくまでもありません。
It's not necessary to have the doctor come for a job like this.