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閃く

to flash

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Conjugation of 閃く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: have an idea, have, glitter
私/俺
Present informal tense
閃く
hirameku
I flash
Present informal negative tense
閃かない
hiramekanai
I don't flash
Present formal tense
閃きます
hiramekimasu
I flash
Present formal negative tense
閃きません
hiramekimasen
I do not flash
私/俺
Past informal tense
閃いた
hirameita
I flashed
Past informal negative tense
閃かなかった
hiramekanakatta
I didn't flash
Past formal tense
閃きました
hiramekimashita
I flash
Past formal negative tense
閃きませんでした
hiramekimasen deshita
I did not flash
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
閃け
hirameke
flash
Imperative negative mood
閃くな
hirameku na
don't flash
Imperative formal mood
閃いてください
hirameite kudasai
please flash
Imperative formal negative mood
閃かないでください
hiramekanai dekudasai
please do not flash
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
閃いて
hirameite
flash
Passive stem
閃かれる
hiramekareru
flashed
Hypothetical tense
閃け
hirameke
if I flashed
Hypothetical conditional stem
閃けば
hiramekeba
flashed
私/俺
Volitional stem
閃こう
hiramekō
will flash
Potential stem
閃ける
hiramekeru
flashed
Continuative stem
閃き
hirameki
flashing
Causative stem
閃かせる
hiramekaseru
allow to flash
私/俺
Imperfective stem
閃か
hirameka
flash

Examples of 閃く

あっ　閃いた ５時まであとどれくらいある？シロ！

Eureka!

彼がなぜ　そんなリスクを犯す？ その時　閃いた

But why would he risk doing that in a hospital where someone could walk in at any moment?

あっ　閃いた

Eureka!

まだ結論と言えるかどうかは わからないが　閃いた

I don't know if you've settled on an epitaph yet, but it does occur to me that would look fantastic on a tombstone.

その時　閃いた

Then it hit me:

ひらめいた！

Yes... We got it!

ひらめいた

Yes.

ネルとアイリスの関係を示す 証拠を手に入れて 君は　ひらめいた ネルがアイリスの身近で

Now, armed with proof of Nell and Iris's affair, it struck you that if Nell were to die at Iris's hand, and in dramatic enough fashion, the case would become a media sensation.