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掻く

かく

to scratch

N2Godan VerbFreq. #10000

Meanings

1to scratch
2to perspire
3to shovel
4to paddle

Conjugations

Form	Japanese
Polite (ます)	かきます
て-form	かいて
Past (casual)	かいた
Past (polite)	かきました
Negative (casual)	かかない
Negative (polite)	かきません

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Grammar

〜てte-form (connecting)〜ますpolite verb ending 〜でしたwas (polite past)〜ができますcan do ~受身形passive (be done to)

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