焼ける

やける
yakeru

to burn, to be roasted

Also:to become sunburnt

What does 焼ける mean?

焼ける is a Japanese verb meaning to burn, to be roasted in English. It can also be translated as to become sunburnt depending on context. It is written as 焼ける in kanji, やける in hiragana, and yakeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

このトーストはよく焼けていません。

This toast is not done enough.

Conjugation of 焼ける

AffirmativeNegative
Plain焼けるやける焼けないやけない
Plain past焼けたやけた焼けなかったやけなかった
Polite焼けますやけます焼けませんやけません
Polite past焼けましたやけました焼けませんでしたやけませんでした

Other forms

Te-form焼けてやけて
Potential焼けられるやけられる
Passive焼けられるやけられる
Volitional焼けようやけよう
Causative焼けさせるやけさせる
Conditional焼ければやければ

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Transitive partner

焼ける (it happens by itself)·焼く (someone does it)

焼ける describes something happening by itself. 焼く describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 焼ける

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