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鼻が利く
鼻が効く Irregular kanji
Readings
はながきく hanagakiku
English
Expression Godan verb with 'ku' ending to have an acute sense of smell Expression Godan verb with 'ku' ending Idiomatic expression to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.), to have a keen nose, to have an ability to quickly uncover things
Present, Future 鼻が利く, 鼻が利きます [does], will [do] 鼻が利かない, 鼻が利きません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 鼻が利いた, 鼻が利きました [did] 鼻が利かなかった, 鼻が利きませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 鼻が利いて, 鼻が利きまして 鼻が利かないで, 鼻が利きませんで 鼻が利かなくて Progressive 鼻が利いている, 鼻が利いています [doing], to be [doing] 鼻が利いていない, 鼻が利いていません not [doing] Volitional 鼻が利こう, 鼻が利きましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 鼻が利くまい, 鼻が利きますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 鼻が利け, 鼻が利きなさい [do] ! 鼻が利くな, 鼻が利きなさるな don't [do] ! Request 鼻が利いてください please [do] 鼻が利かないでください please don't [do] Provisional 鼻が利けば if X [does], if X [is ~] 鼻が利かなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 鼻が利いたら, 鼻が利きましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 鼻が利かなかったら, 鼻が利きませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 鼻が利ける, 鼻が利けます be able to [do], can [do] 鼻が利けない, 鼻が利けません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 鼻が利かれる, 鼻が利かれます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 鼻が利かれない, 鼻が利かれません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 鼻が利かせる, 鼻が利かせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 鼻が利かせない, 鼻が利かせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 鼻が利かせられる, 鼻が利かせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 鼻が利かせられない, 鼻が利かせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 鼻が利きたい want to [do] 鼻が利きたくない don't want to [do]