咲く
さく
to bloom
Saku (咲く) is a godan verb meaning "to bloom". Its polite form is 咲きます (sakimasu), its te form is 咲いて (saite), its past form is 咲いた (saita), and its negative form is 咲かない (sakanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Saku (咲く) conjugation quick reference
咲く means "to bloom". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Saku example sentences
花が咲きます。
The flowers bloom.
昨日、桜が咲きました。
The cherry blossoms bloomed yesterday.
この花は咲きません。
This flower doesn’t bloom.
How to use Saku: grammar notes
•Use the particle が to mark what is blooming — for example, 桜が咲きます (The cherry blossoms bloom).
•Don't use を with 咲く — since it's an intransitive verb, it doesn’t take a direct object.
•To talk about when flowers bloom, you can use に for time — like 春に花が咲きます (Flowers bloom in spring).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Saku
花が咲く(はながさく)
A flower blooms
笑顔が咲く(えがおがさく)
A smile blooms
桜が咲く(さくらがさく)
The cherry blossoms bloom
Saku (咲く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 咲く | saku |
| Masu Form | 咲きます | sakimasu |
| Te Form | 咲いて | saite |
| Past Form | 咲いた | saita |
| Negative Form | 咲かない | sakanai |
| Past Negative | 咲かなかった | sakanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 咲きます | sakimasu |
| Polite Past | 咲きました | sakimashita |
| Polite Negative | 咲きません | sakimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 咲きませんでした | sakimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 咲ける | sakeru |
| Passive Form | 咲かれる | sakareru |
| Causative Form | 咲かせる | sakaseru |
| Causative Passive | 咲かされる | sakasareru |
| Volitional Form | 咲こう | sakou |
| Imperative Form | 咲け | sake |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 咲けば | sakeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 咲いたら | saitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 咲いている | saiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 咲きたい | sakitai |
| Prohibition | 咲くな | sakuna |