No. 522 in Japanese
いけ
Pond.
In a sentence
この庭には美しい池 (いけ) があります。
In this garden, there is a beautiful pond.
In this context, 'いけ' means 'pond,' referring to a body of water in the garden.
いいえ、そこへ行ってはいけません。
No, you are not allowed to go there.
Here, 'いけません' means 'not allowed' or '禁止,' being part of the prohibition verb structure.
彼は「行け、行け！」と叫んだ。
He shouted, "Go, go!"
In this sentence, '行け (いけ)' is the imperative form of the verb '行く,' meaning 'to go,' used to command someone to move or proceed.
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