What does 焼く mean?
焼く is a Japanese verb meaning “to grill (something)” or “to bake” in English. It can also be translated as “to burn (something)” depending on context. It is written as 焼く in kanji, やく in hiragana, and yaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
毎朝パンを焼いて食べます。
I have toast every morning.
庭で肉を焼きました。
We grilled meat in the garden.
Conjugation of 焼く
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 焼くやく | 焼かないやかない |
| Plain past | 焼いたやいた | 焼かなかったやかなかった |
| Polite | 焼きますやきます | 焼きませんやきません |
| Polite past | 焼きましたやきました | 焼きませんでしたやきませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form焼いてやいて
Potential焼けるやける
Passive焼かれるやかれる
Volitional焼こうやこう
Causative焼かせるやかせる
Conditional焼けばやけば
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Intransitive partner
焼く (someone does it)·焼ける (it happens by itself)
焼く describes someone doing something to a thing. 焼ける describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.