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手を抜く

to cut corners

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Conjugation of 手を抜く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
手を抜く
te o nuku
I cut corners
Present informal negative tense
手を抜かない
teonukanai
I don't cut corners
Present formal tense
手を抜きます
teonukimasu
I cut corners
Present formal negative tense
手を抜きません
teonukimasen
I do not cut corners
私/俺
Past informal tense
手を抜いた
teonuita
I cut corners
Past informal negative tense
手を抜かなかった
teonukanakatta
I didn't cut corners
Past formal tense
手を抜きました
teonukimashita
I cut corners
Past formal negative tense
手を抜きませんでした
teonukimasen deshita
I did not cut corners
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
手を抜け
teonuke
cut corners
Imperative negative mood
手を抜くな
te o nuku na
don't cut corners
Imperative formal mood
手を抜いてください
teonuite kudasai
please cut corners
Imperative formal negative mood
手を抜かないでください
teonukanai dekudasai
please do not cut corners
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
手を抜いて
teonuite
cut corners
Passive stem
手を抜かれる
teonukareru
cut corners
Hypothetical tense
手を抜け
teonuke
if I cut corners
Hypothetical conditional stem
手を抜けば
teonukeba
cut corners
私/俺
Volitional stem
手を抜こう
teonukō
will cut corners
Potential stem
手を抜ける
teonukeru
cut corners
Continuative stem
手を抜き
teonuki
cutting corners
Causative stem
手を抜かせる
teonukaseru
allow to cut corners
私/俺
Imperfective stem
手を抜か
teonuka
cut corners

Examples of 手を抜く

手を抜く?

Lazy?