歩く
あるく
to walk
Aruku (歩く) is a godan verb meaning "to walk". Its polite form is 歩きます (arukimasu), its te form is 歩いて (aruite), its past form is 歩いた (aruita), and its negative form is 歩かない (arukanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Aruku (歩く) conjugation quick reference
歩く means "to walk". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Aruku example sentences
毎日 こうえんを 歩きます。
I walk in the park every day.
きのう うちから えきまで 歩きました。
I walked from home to the station yesterday.
あしたは 歩きません。
I won’t walk tomorrow.
How to use Aruku: grammar notes
•Use 歩く with the particle を when you're talking about walking through or along a place, like 公園を歩く (to walk through the park).
•Use に or まで with 歩く to say where you're walking to, like 駅まで歩く (to walk to the station)—don’t confuse it with へ or を in this case.
•To say you walk with someone, use the particle と, like 友だちと歩く (to walk with a friend); many beginners forget to include と here.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Aruku
公園を歩く
To walk in the park
一緒に歩く
To walk together
歩いて帰る
To walk home
Aruku (歩く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 歩く | aruku |
| Masu Form | 歩きます | arukimasu |
| Te Form | 歩いて | aruite |
| Past Form | 歩いた | aruita |
| Negative Form | 歩かない | arukanai |
| Past Negative | 歩かなかった | arukanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 歩きます | arukimasu |
| Polite Past | 歩きました | arukimashita |
| Polite Negative | 歩きません | arukimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 歩きませんでした | arukimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 歩ける | arukeru |
| Passive Form | 歩かれる | arukareru |
| Causative Form | 歩かせる | arukaseru |
| Causative Passive | 歩かされる | arukasareru |
| Volitional Form | 歩こう | arukou |
| Imperative Form | 歩け | aruke |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 歩けば | arukeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 歩いたら | aruitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 歩いている | aruiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 歩きたい | arukitai |
| Prohibition | 歩くな | arukuna |