開ける

あける

To open (something)

N5verb·akeru

How to remember it

開 pictures two doors sliding apart; it's transitive, so you open something with を.

Example sentences

  • ドアを開けてください。

    どあをあけてください。

    Please open the door.

  • 窓を開けましょう。

    まどをあけましょう。

    Let's open the window.

Usage

Transitive 一段 verb; takes を. Its intransitive pair is 開く (あく).

Related words

閉める開く閉まる

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