開く
あく
to open (intransitive)
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Examples
ドアが開きます。
ドアがあきます。
The door opens.
店は九時に開きます。
みせはくじにあきます。
The shop opens at nine.
窓が開いていますよ。
まどがあいていますよ。
The window is open, you know.
Common patterns
- ドアが開く
- the door opens
- 窓が開く
- the window opens
- 店が開く
- the shop opens
Often confused with
Memory tip
開く (あく) is intransitive - something opens by itself, so it takes が; 開ける (あける) is what a person does to it.
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