置く (おく) : pose — JLPT N5

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THE WORD · N5

置くおく

pose

Verbe · Assistant · Group 1 verb

それをテーブルの上うえに置おきなさい。

Put it on the table.

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Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive · Auxiliary verb

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

Same reading, another word

億おく — 100 million Word card → Source
奥おく — interior; inner part Word card → Source

English dictionary meanings

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

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置くおく

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