放っとく

Japanese

Kanji in this term
放
ほう > ほ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Contraction of 放(ほう)っておく (hōtte oku), specifically てお shifts to と.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほっとく [hòttókú] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ほっと​く [hòttóꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞t̚to̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

放(ほ)っとく • (hottoku) transitive godan (stem 放(ほ)っとき (hottoki), past 放(ほ)っといた (hottoita))

  1. Contraction of 放って置く. to leave someone alone
    放(ほ)っといてよ
    hottoite yo
    leave me alone

Conjugation

See also

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