置く
おく
to put; to lay; to place
Godan verbJLPT N5
Example Sentences
つくえにほんをおきます。
I put the book on the desk.
いすの上にかばんをおきました。
I placed the bag on the chair.
テーブルにでんわをおきません。
I don’t put the phone on the table.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use を before 置く to mark the thing you're putting — for example, 本を置く means "to put a book (somewhere)."
•Use に to show where you're putting something — for example, 机の上に本を置く means "to put a book on the desk."
•Don’t forget both を and に in the same sentence — saying 本を机の上置く is incorrect; you need the に after the location.
•JLPT N5 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
机の上に本を置く
To put a book on the desk
バッグを椅子の上に置く
To place a bag on the chair
傘を入口に置いてください
Please leave your umbrella at the entrance
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
置く
Masu Form
置きます
Te Form
置いて
Past Form
置いた
Negative Form
置かない
Past Negative
置かなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
置きます
Polite Past
置きました
Polite Negative
置きません
Polite Past Negative
置きませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
置ける
Passive Form
置かれる
Causative Form
置かせる
Causative Passive
置かされる
Volitional Form
置こう
Imperative Form
置け
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
置けば
Conditional (たら)
置いたら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
置いている
Desire (たい)
置きたい
Prohibition
置くな