置く

おく

To put, to place, to lay (something down)

N5verb·oku

How to remember it

Godan verb; picture hands setting an object down onto a flat surface.

Example sentences

  • 本を机の上に置いてください。

    ほんをつくえのうえにおいてください。

    Please put the book on the desk.

  • 傘をここに置きました。

    かさをここにおきました。

    I placed my umbrella here.

Usage

Used with a location (~に) for where something is set down.

Related words

置き場立てる片付ける

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