おく

置く

to put; to place

N5Common wordGodan verb (ku ending)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to putto place
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to leave (behind)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.)to set up
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to appoint (someone to a certain position)to hireto employ
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.)to bear (in mind, etc.)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to take in (boarders, etc.)to provide lodging in one's house
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to separate spatially or temporally
Godan verb (ku ending), Auxiliary verb
to do something in advance
Godan verb (ku ending), Auxiliary verb
to leave something in a certain stateto keep something in a certain state

Conjugations

Present辞書形
置く(おく)
Negativeない形
置かない(おかない)
Pastた形
置いた(おいた)
Past Negativeなかった形
置かなかった(おかなかった)
Te-formて形
置いて(おいて)

Example Sentences

たまには赤ちゃんを泣かせておくのもいい。

It's OK to leave the baby to cry on occasion.

時間をおかないと追加・削除が反映されない。

Additions and deletions are not shown immediately.

祖母の遺灰は寺院に置かれた骨壷に(はいる)っている。

Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

(あそぶ)びたいならちゃんとルールを決めておきなさい。

If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!

ワインを冷やしておいてくれたとは気が利いてるね。

How thoughtful of you to have chilled some wine for us.