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効く

to have effect

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Conjugation of 効く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: work, act upon, hold
私/俺
Present informal tense
効く
kiku
I have effect
Present informal negative tense
効かない
kikanai
I don't have effect
Present formal tense
効きます
kikimasu
I have effect
Present formal negative tense
効きません
kikimasen
I do not have effect
私/俺
Past informal tense
効いた
kiita
I had effect
Past informal negative tense
効かなかった
kikanakatta
I didn't have effect
Past formal tense
効きました
kikimashita
I have effect
Past formal negative tense
効きませんでした
kikimasen deshita
I did not have effect
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
効け
kike
have effect
Imperative negative mood
効くな
kiku na
don't have effect
Imperative formal mood
効いてください
kiite kudasai
please have effect
Imperative formal negative mood
効かないでください
kikanai dekudasai
please do not have effect
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
効いて
kiite
have effect
Passive stem
効かれる
kikareru
had effect
Hypothetical tense
効け
kike
if I had effect
Hypothetical conditional stem
効けば
kikeba
had effect
私/俺
Volitional stem
効こう
kikō
will have effect
Potential stem
効ける
kikeru
had effect
Continuative stem
効き
kiki
having effect
Causative stem
効かせる
kikaseru
allow to have effect
私/俺
Imperfective stem
効か
kika
have effect

Examples of 効く

ウーッ　効く！

That's better! (SIGHS IN RELIEF)

周波は　超音波なんだ 単純なものじゃ　効かない

The frequencies are ultrasonic. Simple noise cancellation won't work.

効かない

- That doesn't work on me.

効かない！

It's not working!

効いた！

"Boom Boom" has got him.

効いた

That hit too quick.

お願い、効いて・・・

Come on, now.

本当だぞ ごまかし　きかない

It's scary.

彼女がきたと、きいた。

I heard that she came here.

ええ。 きいた、レスター？

Yeah, real good.

ジャック、ビリーナ、きいて！

Listen!

いや、僕はたいていは動物管理の担当なんだ。 きいて、容疑者の名前がわかったわ...

Listen, t got a name for the suspect.

それで、きいて、彼の手のことだけど。

So... Uh, listen, about that hand...

きいて、きいて、きいて、僕は誓って...

Listen, listen, listen. I swear on my--

きいて　ここに来るのに

You want to take the girl to bed, don't you? Listen.