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いうことを
聞
き
く
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
2. to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one); to cooperate
oft. in the negative
Alt. forms
言
い
うことを
聞
き
く
70%
言
い
う
事
こと
を
聞
き
く
11%
言
い
うことをき
く
6%
いうことを
聞
き
く
6%
いうことをき
く
4%
言
い
う
事
こと
をき
く
Kanji used
聞
hear
Top 34700
Conjugations...
Used in: 414
Composed of
い
う
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
こと
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
聞
き
く
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Examples (3 in total)
アリスは
姉
あね
の
いうことを
聞
き
いてなかった
。
Alice wasn't listening to her sister.
君
きみ
は
僕
ぼく
の
いうことを
聞
き
く
べきだ。
You should listen to what I want to say.
ケンはどうしても
私
わたし
の
いうことを
聞
き
こう
としなかった。
No matter what I did, Ken wouldn't listen to me.