溶く
とく
verb
to dissolve; to mix into a liquid
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 溶く | 溶かない |
| Present polite | 溶きます | 溶きません |
| Past | 溶いた | 溶かなかった |
| Past polite | 溶きました | 溶きませんでした |
| て form | 溶いて | 溶かなくて |
| ている present | 溶いている | 溶いていない |
| ている polite | 溶いています | 溶いていません |
| ている past | 溶いていた | 溶いていなかった |
| ている past polite | 溶いていました | 溶いていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 溶けば | 溶かなければ |
| Conditional たら | 溶いたら | 溶かなかったら |
| Volitional | 溶こう | — |
| Volitional polite | 溶きましょう | — |
| Potential | 溶ける | 溶けない |
| Passive | 溶かれる | 溶かれない |
| Causative | 溶かせる | 溶かせない |
| Imperative | 溶け | 溶くな |
1.
to dissolve; to mix (a powder or solid) into a liquid
To stir or blend a substance into liquid until it dissolves or forms a smooth mixture. Commonly used in cooking for mixing ingredients like flour, eggs, or seasonings into liquid.
卵を溶く。
Beat the eggs.
味噌を湯に溶いてください。
Please dissolve the miso in the hot water.
小麦粉を水で溶いてから、少しずつ鍋に加える。
Dissolve the flour in water, then gradually add it to the pot.
A godan verb used primarily in cooking to describe mixing a powder, paste, or solid into a liquid. The transitive counterpart of 溶ける (to dissolve on its own).
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pair: 溶ける (intransitive — to dissolve, to melt)
- Pattern: Xを溶く, Xを水で溶く
ASPECT:
- Type: Telic (has endpoint)
- 溶いている: in the process of dissolving/mixing
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 卵を溶く: to beat eggs
- 味噌を溶く: to dissolve miso
- 小麦粉を溶く: to dissolve flour
- 絵の具を溶く: to dilute paint
NOTE ON HOMOPHONES:
Not to be confused with 解く (to solve, to untie) or 説く (to explain, to preach), which have the same reading but different meanings and kanji.