JLPT N1 · Verb

叩く (hataku)

叩く (はたく, hataku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to dust; to remove dust”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: はたく
Romaji: hataku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to dust; to remove dust · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to slap; to hit (with the palm) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to use up money · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ありったけの貯金をはたいてこれを買った。

I spent all the savings I had on this.

Tatoeba #229969

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

Conjugation of 叩く

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	叩く	はたく hataku
Polite (~masu)	叩きます	はたきます hatakimasu
Negative	叩かない	はたかない hatakanai
Polite negative	叩きません	はたきません hatakimasen
Past	叩いた	はたいた hataita
Polite past	叩きました	はたきました hatakimashita
Negative past	叩かなかった	はたかなかった hatakanakatta
Te-form	叩いて	はたいて hataite
Potential	叩ける	はたける hatakeru
Passive	叩かれる	はたかれる hatakareru
Causative	叩かせる	はたかせる hatakaseru
Volitional	叩こう	はたこう hatakou
Imperative	叩け	はたけ hatake
Conditional (~ba)	叩けば	はたけば hatakeba

Kanji in 叩く

strike, beat, kow towコウ・たた.く・はた.く · 5 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 2829135 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.