- Basic forms
- 作る — to make, to create / base form
- 作ります — polite / I make / masu form
- 作った — past / made / ta form
- 作って — te-form / make (and …) / linking or request
- 作らない — negative / don’t make / negative form
- 作れば — if (I) make / conditional
- 作れ — make it! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 作りたい — want to make / 〜たい form
- 作れる — can make / potential
- 作られる — be made / passive
- 作らせる — make someone make / causative
- More
- 作ろう — let’s make / 〜よう form
- 作らなかった — past negative / didn’t make
- 作っている — making / creating (right now) / progressive / state
作る (つくる) is a godan (う-verb) meaning “to make” or “to create.” In the て- and た-forms, the final く becomes って / った — for example: 作って, 作った. Common uses include 料理を作る (to cook) and 友達を作る (to make friends).
- 作品 — (artistic) work, piece
- 作家 — author, writer
- 作文 — composition, essay
- 操作 — operation, handling
- 作法 — manners, etiquette
More examples - tap to expand
- 作戦 — strategy, tactics
- 作成 — creation, drafting
- 動作 — movement, operation (of a machine)
- 試作 — prototype, trial production
- 発作 — (medical) fit, seizure, attack
- 著作権 — copyright
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 作り出す — to produce; to create; to invent
- 作り上げる — to build up; to complete
- 作り直す — to remake; to fix
- 作り笑い — forced smile (noun/verb phrase)
作 is a 会意 (compound ideograph) composed of 亻 (person) and 乍 (to begin, suddenly), suggesting “a person doing something” — the act of creating or producing.
