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Conjugation of Japanese verb 近付く - approach, become, close - chikazuku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    近付

    Reading

    ちかづ
    chikazu

    Meaning

    approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付く

    Reading

    ちかづく
    chikazuku

    Meaning

    to approach / does approach / will approach

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かない

    Reading

    ちかづかない
    chikazukanai

    Meaning

    to not approach / does not approach / will not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きます

    Reading

    ちかづきます
    chikazukimasu

    Meaning

    to approach / does approach / will approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きません

    Reading

    ちかづきません
    chikazukimasen

    Meaning

    to not approach / does not approach / will not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いた

    Reading

    ちかづいた
    chikazuita

    Meaning

    did approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなかった

    Reading

    ちかづかなかった
    chikazukanakatta

    Meaning

    did not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きました

    Reading

    ちかづきました
    chikazukimashita

    Meaning

    did approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きませんでした

    Reading

    ちかづきませんでした
    chikazukimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いて

    Reading

    ちかづいて
    chikazuite

    Meaning

    approach, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    近付かないで

    Reading

    ちかづかないで
    chikazukanaide

    Meaning

    not approach, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    近付かなくて

    Reading

    ちかづかなくて
    chikazukanakute

    Meaning

    not approach, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きまして

    Reading

    ちかづきまして
    chikazukimashite

    Meaning

    approach, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きませんで

    Reading

    ちかづきませんで
    chikazukimasende

    Meaning

    not approach, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    近付け

    Reading

    ちかづけ
    chikazuke

    Meaning

    approach!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    近付くな

    Reading

    ちかづくな
    chikazukuna

    Meaning

    do not approach!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付きなさい

    Reading

    ちかづきなさい
    chikazukinasai

    Meaning

    approach!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きなさるな

    Reading

    ちかづきなさるな
    chikazukinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not approach!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    近付いてください

    Reading

    ちかづいてください
    chikazuitekudasai

    Meaning

    please approach

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お近付きください

    Reading

    おちかづきください
    ochikazukikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かないでください

    Reading

    ちかづかないでください
    chikazukanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not approach

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お近付きなさいませ

    Reading

    おちかづきなさいませ
    ochikazukinasaimase

    Meaning

    please approach

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お近付きなさいますな

    Reading

    おちかづきなさいますな
    ochikazukinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いている

    Reading

    ちかづいている
    chikazuiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing approach / is approach(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付いています

    Reading

    ちかづいています
    chikazuiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing approach / is approach(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付いていません

    Reading

    ちかづいていません
    chikazuiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing approach / is not approach(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いていた

    Reading

    ちかづいていた
    chikazuiteita

    Meaning

    was doing approach / was approach(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付いていました

    Reading

    ちかづいていました
    chikazuiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing approach / was approach(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付いていませんでした

    Reading

    ちかづいていませんでした
    chikazuiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing approach / was not approach(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付こう

    Reading

    ちかづこう
    chikazukou

    Meaning

    let's approach / will approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付くまい

    Reading

    ちかづくまい
    chikazukumai

    Meaning

    let's not approach / will not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きましょう

    Reading

    ちかづきましょう
    chikazukimashou

    Meaning

    let's approach / will approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きますまい

    Reading

    ちかづきますまい
    chikazukimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not approach / will not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付くだろう

    Reading

    ちかづくだろう
    chikazukudarou

    Meaning

    will probably approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かないだろう

    Reading

    ちかづかないだろう
    chikazukanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付くでしょう

    Reading

    ちかづくでしょう
    chikazukudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かないでしょう

    Reading

    ちかづかないでしょう
    chikazukanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いただろう

    Reading

    ちかづいただろう
    chikazuitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなかっただろう

    Reading

    ちかづかなかっただろう
    chikazukanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付いたでしょう

    Reading

    ちかづいたでしょう
    chikazuitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ちかづかなかったでしょう
    chikazukanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付けば

    Reading

    ちかづけば
    chikazukeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなければ

    Reading

    ちかづかなければ
    chikazukanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いたら

    Reading

    ちかづいたら
    chikazuitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなかったら

    Reading

    ちかづかなかったら
    chikazukanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きましたら

    Reading

    ちかづきましたら
    chikazukimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きませんでしたら

    Reading

    ちかづきませんでしたら
    chikazukimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付ける

    Reading

    ちかづける
    chikazukeru

    Meaning

    can approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付けない

    Reading

    ちかづけない
    chikazukenai

    Meaning

    cannot approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付けます

    Reading

    ちかづけます
    chikazukemasu

    Meaning

    can approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付けません

    Reading

    ちかづけません
    chikazukemasen

    Meaning

    cannot approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付かせる

    Reading

    ちかづかせる
    chikazukaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かせない

    Reading

    ちかづかせない
    chikazukasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付かせます

    Reading

    ちかづかせます
    chikazukasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かせません

    Reading

    ちかづかせません
    chikazukasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付かれる

    Reading

    ちかづかれる
    chikazukareru

    Meaning

    be approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かれない

    Reading

    ちかづかれない
    chikazukarenai

    Meaning

    not be approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付かれます

    Reading

    ちかづかれます
    chikazukaremasu

    Meaning

    be approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かれません

    Reading

    ちかづかれません
    chikazukaremasen

    Meaning

    not be approach

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近付いたり

    Reading

    ちかづいたり
    chikazuitari

    Meaning

    did things like approach

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近付かなかったり

    Reading

    ちかづかなかったり
    chikazukanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like approach

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近付きましたり

    Reading

    ちかづきましたり
    chikazukimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like approach

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きませんでしたり

    Reading

    ちかづきませんでしたり
    chikazukimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like approach

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    近付きたい

    Reading

    ちかづたい
    chikazutai

    Meaning

    want to approach

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きたくない

    Reading

    ちかづたくない
    chikazutakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to approach

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    近付きたかった

    Reading

    ちかづたかった
    chikazutakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to approach

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きたくなかった

    Reading

    ちかづたくなかった
    chikazutakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to approach

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    近付きたくて

    Reading

    ちかづたくて
    chikazutakute

    Meaning

    want to approach, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    近付きたくなくて

    Reading

    ちかづたくなくて
    chikazutakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to approach, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    近付きたく

    Reading

    ちかづたく
    chikazutaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to approach

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    近付きたければ

    Reading

    ちかづたければ
    chikazutakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to approach

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きたくなければ

    Reading

    ちかづたくなければ
    chikazutakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to approach

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    近付きたかったら

    Reading

    ちかづたかったら
    chikazutakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to approach

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    近付きたくなかったら

    Reading

    ちかづたくなかったら
    chikazutakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to approach

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    近付きたさ

    Reading

    ちかづたさ
    chikazutasa

    Meaning

    the desire to approach

Word Detail

    word

    近付く

    Meaning

    Approach, Become close

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Near

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Attach

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