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Japanese verb向かう (mukau) Conjugation
向かう (mukau) means “to face”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 向かわない and 向かいます, and the te-form is 向かって. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to face
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 向かう
- Reading
- むかう
- Romaji
- mukau
- Masu form
- 向かいます
- Nai form
- 向かわない
- Te-form
- 向かって
- Ta form
- 向かった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 向かう |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわない |
| Polite | 向かいます |
| Polite negative | 向かいません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 向かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわなかった |
| Polite | 向かいました |
| Polite negative | 向かいませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 向かって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 向かっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かっていない |
| Polite | 向かっています |
| Polite negative | 向かっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 向かいたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かいたくない |
| Polite | 向かいたいです |
| Polite negative | 向かいたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 向かおう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 向かいましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 向かえ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 向かうな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 向かってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 向かわないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 向かえる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かえない |
| Polite | 向かえます |
| Polite negative | 向かえません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 向かえば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 向かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 向かわれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわれない |
| Polite | 向かわれます |
| Polite negative | 向かわれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 向かわせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわせない |
| Polite | 向かわせます |
| Polite negative | 向かわせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 向かわされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 向かわされない |
| Polite | 向かわされます |
| Polite negative | 向かわされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 揺さぶる (yusaburu)to shake, to jolt, to rock
- 立ち寄る (tachiyoru)to drop by, to stop by, to drop in
- 締め出す (shimedasu)to shut out, to bar, to lock out
- 乗り換える (norikaeru)to transfer, to change
- 計る (hakaru)to measure, to weigh, to survey
- 引き出す (hikidasu)to pull out, to take out, to draw out
- 別れる (wakareru)to part, to part from, to part with
- 荒らげる (ararageru)to roughen, to raise
- 取り決める (torikimeru)to agree, to decide upon, to enter into
- 見入る (miiru)to gaze, to stare intently, to look fixedly
- 怒鳴り込む (donarikomu)to storm in with a yell
- 役に立たない (yakunitatanai)of no avail, useless
About these tables
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