置く
おく
to put; to lay; to place
Oku (置く) is a godan verb meaning "to put". Its polite form is 置きます (okimasu), its te form is 置いて (oite), its past form is 置いた (oita), and its negative form is 置かない (okanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Oku (置く) conjugation quick reference
置く means "to put". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Oku 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.
How to use Oku: grammar notes
•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 with Oku
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
Oku (置く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 置く | oku |
| Masu Form | 置きます | okimasu |
| Te Form | 置いて | oite |
| Past Form | 置いた | oita |
| Negative Form | 置かない | okanai |
| Past Negative | 置かなかった | okanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 置きます | okimasu |
| Polite Past | 置きました | okimashita |
| Polite Negative | 置きません | okimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 置きませんでした | okimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 置ける | okeru |
| Passive Form | 置かれる | okareru |
| Causative Form | 置かせる | okaseru |
| Causative Passive | 置かされる | okasareru |
| Volitional Form | 置こう | okou |
| Imperative Form | 置け | oke |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 置けば | okeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 置いたら | oitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 置いている | oiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 置きたい | okitai |
| Prohibition | 置くな | okuna |