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Learn Hardcore Japanese: hiku - to catch a cold

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 12
/hiku

hiku

Word

ひくhiku

Meaning

to catch a cold

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of hiku

風邪かぜ　を　ひいた　ので、　私わたし　は　薬局やっきょく　で　薬くすり　を　買かいました。kaze o hiita node, watashi wa yakkyoku de kusuri o kaimashita.

Because I caught a cold, I bought medicine at the pharmacy.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

冬ふゆ　は　風邪かぜ　を　ひく　人ひと　が　多おおい　です。fuyu wa kaze o hiku hito ga ooi desu.

Many people catch colds in winter.

冬ふゆ　は　マスク　なし　で　外そと　に　出でる　と、　風邪かぜ　を　ひく　かも　しれません。fuyu wa masuku nashi de soto ni deru to, kaze o hiku kamo shiremasen.

In winter, if you go outside without a mask, you might catch a cold.

風邪かぜ　を　ひく　と、　せき　や　くしゃみ　を　すること　が　あります。kaze o hiku to, seki ya kushami o surukoto ga arimasu.

When I catch a cold, I sometimes cough or sneeze.

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