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解ほどく (hodoku)

to unfasten

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #4028 most frequent

Meaning

ほどく (hodoku) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to unfasten”.

Example sentences 11

靴くつのひもを解ほどいたの。

I unlaced my shoes.

今いま我わが鎖くさりを解とき。

I cast aside my chains.

私わたしは靴くつの紐ひもをほどいた。

I loosened my shoelaces.

その問題もんだいを解とくのは難むずかしい。

The problem is difficult to solve.

Conjugation table

ほどく is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryほどくhodoku
Negativeほどかないhodokanai
Pastほどいたhodoita
Past negativeほどかなかったhodokanakatta
Polite (ます)ほどきますhodokimasu
Polite negativeほどきませんhodokimasen
Polite pastほどきましたhodokimashita
Polite past negativeほどきませんでしたhodokimasendeshita
Te-formほどいてhodoite
Conditional (ば)ほどけばhodokeba
Conditional (たら)ほどいたらhodoitara
Potentialほどけるhodokeru
Passiveほどかれるhodokareru
Causativeほどかせるhodokaseru
Causative-passiveほどかせられるhodokaserareru
Volitionalほどこうhodokou
Volitional politeほどきましょうhodokimashou
Imperativeほどけhodoke
Desire (たい)ほどきたいhodokitai

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