JLPT N4 vocabulary
付く: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
つく1Atamadaka · high startalso 2
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling
- to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye
- to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
- to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.)
- to take root
- to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with
- to side with, to belong to
- to possess, to haunt
- to be lit, to catch fire, to ignite, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)
- to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided
- to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
- to be sensed, to be perceived
- to be lucky
- (suffix) (godan verb (ku ending)) to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 付く | 付 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 付 | 付 |
| Polite presentます形 | 付 | 付 |
| Polite pastました形 | 付 | 付 |
| Te-formて形 | 付 | 付 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 付 | 付 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 付 | 付 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 付 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 付 | 付 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 付 | 付く |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 付 | 付 |
| Passive受身形 | 付 | 付 |
| Make / let使役形 | 付 | 付 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 付 | 付 |
Example sentences
あいつの話は嘘とも本当とも付かない。
I can't say whether what he says is true or not.
このトイレは自動で電気がつくようになっている。
The lights in this bathroom turn on automatically.
あんなにたくさんの護衛が付くなんて、首相ならではね。
With all those guards: it can only be the Prime Minister.