JLPT N2 · Verb

かたづく (katazuku)

かたづく is a Japanese verb meaning “to be put in order; to be put to rights”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かたづく
Romaji: katazuku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be put in order; to be put to rights · godan verb, intransitive
to be disposed of; to be solved · godan verb, intransitive
to be finished · godan verb, intransitive
to be married (off) · godan verb, intransitive · also written as 嫁く

Example sentences

ごたごたが片付いてさばさばした。

I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of.

Tatoeba #224208

私の仕事は大概片付いた。

My work is almost finished.

Tatoeba #163575

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of かたづく

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	かたづく	かたづく katazuku
Polite (~masu)	かたづきます	かたづきます katazukimasu
Negative	かたづかない	かたづかない katazukanai
Polite negative	かたづきません	かたづきません katazukimasen
Past	かたづいた	かたづいた katazuita
Polite past	かたづきました	かたづきました katazukimashita
Negative past	かたづかなかった	かたづかなかった katazukanakatta
Te-form	かたづいて	かたづいて katazuite
Potential	かたづける	かたづける katazukeru
Passive	かたづかれる	かたづかれる katazukareru
Causative	かたづかせる	かたづかせる katazukaseru
Volitional	かたづこう	かたづこう katazukou
Imperative	かたづけ	かたづけ katazuke
Conditional (~ba)	かたづけば	かたづけば katazukeba

Source: JMdict entry 1511770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.