- 1. [exp, v5k] to sow seeds
- 2. [exp, v5k] to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict) — as ...の種をまく (id)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)
| Dictionary form | たねをまく | (tanewomaku) |
| Polite | たねをまきます | (tanewomakimasu) |
| Past, plain | たねをまいた | (tanewomaita) |
| Past, polite | たねをまきました | (tanewomakimashita) |
| Negative, plain | たねをまかない | (tanewomakanai) |
| Negative, polite | たねをまきません | (tanewomakimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | たねをまかなかった | (tanewomakanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | たねをまきませんでした | (tanewomakimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | たねをまいて | (tanewomaite) |
| Potential | たねをまける | (tanewomakeru) |
| Volitional | たねをまこう | (tanewomakou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | たねをまけば | (tanewomakeba) |
| Passive | たねをまかれる | (tanewomakareru) |
| Causative | たねをまかせる | (tanewomakaseru) |
| Imperative | たねをまけ | (tanewomake) |
Kanji in this word
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種
species, kind, class, variety, seedOn: シュ (shu)Kun: たね (tane)、 -ぐさ (-gusa)
Example Sentences
農夫は春になると種をまく。
Farmers sow seeds in the spring.