作る — to make
作る is the #127 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to make” and is pronounced [t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟ɾɯ̟].
#127frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 作る
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作った | past | made |
| 作ら | present | make |
| つくら | present | make |
| 作れ | command | make! |
| つくれ | command | make! |
| 作られる | passive | be made |
| つくられる | passive | be made |
| 作らない | negative | do not make |
| つくらない | negative | do not make |
| 作らず | negative | making (stem form) |
| つくらず | negative | making (stem form) |
| 作ります | polite | |
| つくります | polite | |
| つくった | past | made |
| 作れば | conditional | if ... make |
| つくれば | conditional | if ... make |
| 作ら | irrealis | making (stem form) |
| つくら | irrealis | making (stem form) |
| 作れ | realis | making (stem form) |
| つくれ | realis | making (stem form) |
| 作れど | contrastive | |
| つくれど | contrastive | |
| 作らば | conditional | if ... make |
| つくらば | conditional | if ... make |
| 作りき | past | made |
| つくりき | past | made |
| 作りけり | past | made |
| つくりけり | past | made |
| 作りつ | past | made |
| つくりつ | past | made |
| 作りぬ | past | made |
| つくりぬ | past | made |
| 作れり | past | making (stem form) |
| 作りたり | past | making (stem form) |
| つくれり | past | making (stem form) |
| つくりたり | past | making (stem form) |
| 造る | alternative, kanji | |
| 創る | alternative, kanji |