Godan verb (く)
くっ付くくっつく
kuttsukuくっ付く (くっつく, kuttsuku) — to adhere to — is a godan verb ending in く: くっついて (te-form), くっついた (past), くっつかない (negative), くっつきます (polite).
It is usually written in kana: くっつく rather than くっ付く. It also means to stick to; to cling to.
How くっつく conjugates · godan く-verb
Only the last kana changes: く becomes か, き, け or こ.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
かくっつかないnegative
きくっつきますpolite present
くくっつくdictionary form
けくっつけるpotentialくっつけばif
こくっつこうvolitional
The て and た forms · く → いて, いた
いくっついてte-formくっついたpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every く- and ぐ-verb changes the same way there; only 行く is different.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くっつく くっ付く kuttsuku | |
| past It stuck to it. | くっついた くっ付いた kuttsuita | |
| negative It doesn't stick to it. | くっつかない くっ付かない kuttsukanai | |
| te-form It sticks to it and … | くっついて くっ付いて kuttsuite | |
| past negative It didn't stick to it. | くっつかなかった くっ付かなかった kuttsukanakatta | |
| volitional | くっつこう くっ付こう kuttsukou | |
| potential | くっつける くっ付ける kuttsukeru | |
| cond. ば If it sticks to it, ... | くっつけば くっ付けば kuttsukeba | |
| cond. たら When it sticks to it, ... | くっついたら くっ付いたら kuttsuitara | |
| passive Someone sticks to me. | くっつかれる くっ付かれる kuttsukareru | |
| causative | くっつかせる くっ付かせる kuttsukaseru | |
| imperative N1 | くっつけ くっ付け kuttsuke |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くっつきます くっ付きます kuttsukimasu | |
| past It stuck to it. | くっつきました くっ付きました kuttsukimashita | |
| negative It doesn't stick to it. | くっつきません くっ付きません kuttsukimasen | |
| past negative It didn't stick to it. | くっつきませんでした くっ付きませんでした kuttsukimasendeshita | |
| volitional | くっつきましょう くっ付きましょう kuttsukimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's stuck to it. | くっついている くっ付いている kuttsuiteiru | |
| ていた It was stuck to it. | くっついていた くっ付いていた kuttsuiteita | |
| ています It's stuck to it. | くっついています くっ付いています kuttsuiteimasu | |
| ていました It was stuck to it. | くっついていました くっ付いていました kuttsuiteimashita |