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Sentence

The meeting is dragging on, and I want to get to lunch break quickly before I become hungry.

Related words

お腹なかが空すく

Hiragana
おなかがすく
Verb

to become hungry

The meeting is dragging on, and I want to get to lunch break quickly before I become hungry.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: おなかが空か お腹がすか おなかがすか
Connects to endings such as nai, reru, and seru.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: おなかが空き お腹がすき おなかがすき
Connects to endings such as masu, tai, and ta.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: おなかが空く お腹がすく おなかがすく
Ends a sentence and serves as the dictionary form.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: おなかが空く お腹がすく おなかがすく
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: おなかが空け お腹がすけ おなかがすけ
Combines with ba to express a condition.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: おなかが空け お腹がすけ おなかがすけ
Expresses a command or instruction.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: おなかが空いて お腹がすいて おなかがすいて
Connects clauses with te.
Ta-form
Alternative: おなかが空いた お腹がすいた おなかがすいた
Expresses the past with ta.
Nai-form
Alternative: おなかが空かない お腹がすかない おなかがすかない
Expresses negation with nai.
Masu-form
Alternative: おなかが空きます お腹がすきます おなかがすきます
Used for polite speech.
Ba-form
Alternative: おなかが空けば お腹がすけば おなかがすけば
Expresses a condition with ba.
Volitional form
Alternative: おなかが空こう お腹がすこう おなかがすこう
Expresses intention or invitation.
Notes
  • 「空く」は五段活用(カ行)。「お腹が」は固定的な名詞句として扱い、動詞「空く」のみを活用。命令形・意志形は意味上まれ。

空あく

Hiragana
あく
Verb

A state of having space or space available, uncrowded, or available / empty (of contents)

The meeting is dragging on, and I want to get to lunch break quickly before I become hungry.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei) Connects to endings such as nai, reru, and seru.
Continuative form (renyokei) Connects to endings such as masu, tai, and ta.
Conclusive form (shushikei) Ends a sentence and serves as the dictionary form.
Attributive form (rentaikei) Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei) Combines with ba to express a condition.
Imperative form (meireikei) Expresses a command or instruction.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form Connects clauses with te.
Ta-form Expresses the past with ta.
Nai-form Expresses negation with nai.
Masu-form Used for polite speech.
Ba-form Expresses a condition with ba.
Volitional form Expresses intention or invitation.
Notes
  • 「空く」は文脈により「あく」「すく」と読む。活用形の表記は同じ。

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