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Meaning of お腹が空く(おなかがすく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

お腹が空く, お腹がすく
Kana Reading
おなかがすく
Romaji
onakagasuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
    Meaning
    to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

Example Sentences

お腹が空く, お腹がすく, おなかがすく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
お腹が空く
Plain Polite
お腹が空きます
Negative
お腹が空かない
Negative Polite
お腹が空きません

Past

Plain
お腹が空いた
Plain Polite
お腹が空きました
Negative
お腹が空かなかった
Negative Polite
お腹が空きませんでした

Te

Plain
お腹が空いて
Plain Polite
お腹が空きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
お腹が空かれる
Plain Polite
お腹が空かれます
Negative
お腹が空かれない
Negative Polite
お腹が空かれません

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Kanji found in this word

JLPT 3

abdomen, belly, stomach

On: フク

Kun: はら

13 strokes

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JLPT 5

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On: クウ

Kun: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

8 strokes

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