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弾く

to play

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Conjugation of 弾く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
弾く
hiku
I play
Present informal negative tense
弾かない
hikanai
I don't play
Present formal tense
弾きます
hikimasu
I play
Present formal negative tense
弾きません
hikimasen
I do not play
私/俺
Past informal tense
弾いた
hiita
I played
Past informal negative tense
弾かなかった
hikanakatta
I didn't play
Past formal tense
弾きました
hikimashita
I play
Past formal negative tense
弾きませんでした
hikimasen deshita
I did not play
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
弾け
hike
play
Imperative negative mood
弾くな
hiku na
don't play
Imperative formal mood
弾いてください
hiite kudasai
please play
Imperative formal negative mood
弾かないでください
hikanai dekudasai
please do not play
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
弾いて
hiite
play
Passive stem
弾かれる
hikareru
played
Hypothetical tense
弾け
hike
if I played
Hypothetical conditional stem
弾けば
hikeba
played
私/俺
Volitional stem
弾こう
hikō
will play
Potential stem
弾ける
hikeru
played
Continuative stem
弾き
hiki
playing
Causative stem
弾かせる
hikaseru
allow to play
私/俺
Imperfective stem
弾か
hika
play

Examples of 弾く

警察と一緒にこういう仕事をすることで 自分自身に厳しく当たってると思うから もうバイオリンは　弾かない

I think... you have a lot on your plate and you're not going easy on yourself with all this work with the police.

もうバイオリンは　弾かない

Attic theory.

- 弾ける？

- You play the guitar? - A little bit.

弾か？

Shrapnel?

ひいた 俺の死を望むか？

- Then why do you wanna kill me?

ひいた

You've changed things.

- ひけ　ひけ

- Pull!

- ひけ　ひけ - それでいいぞ

- ( Men shouting, grunting ) - Pull!

ひいて

Run her down.