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Conjugation of Japanese verb 向ける - direct - mukeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    向け

    Reading

    むけ
    muke

    Meaning

    direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向ける

    Reading

    むける
    mukeru

    Meaning

    to direct / does direct / will direct

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    向けない

    Reading

    むけない
    mukenai

    Meaning

    to not direct / does not direct / will not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けます

    Reading

    むけます
    mukemasu

    Meaning

    to direct / does direct / will direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けません

    Reading

    むけません
    mukemasen

    Meaning

    to not direct / does not direct / will not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けた

    Reading

    むけた
    muketa

    Meaning

    did direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなかった

    Reading

    むけなかった
    mukenakatta

    Meaning

    did not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けました

    Reading

    むけました
    mukemashita

    Meaning

    did direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けませんでした

    Reading

    むけませんでした
    mukemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けて

    Reading

    むけて
    mukete

    Meaning

    direct, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    向けないで

    Reading

    むけないで
    mukenaide

    Meaning

    not direct, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    向けなくて

    Reading

    むけなくて
    mukenakute

    Meaning

    not direct, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けまして

    Reading

    むけまして
    mukemashite

    Meaning

    direct, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けませんで

    Reading

    むけませんで
    mukemasende

    Meaning

    not direct, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    向けろ

    Reading

    むけろ
    mukero

    Meaning

    direct!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    向けよ

    Reading

    むけよ
    mukeyo

    Meaning

    direct! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    向けるな

    Reading

    むけるな
    mukeruna

    Meaning

    do not direct!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けなさい

    Reading

    むけなさい
    mukenasai

    Meaning

    direct!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなさるな

    Reading

    むけなさるな
    mukenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not direct!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    向けてください

    Reading

    むけてください
    muketekudasai

    Meaning

    please direct

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お向けください

    Reading

    おむけください
    omukekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けないでください

    Reading

    むけないでください
    mukenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not direct

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お向けなさいませ

    Reading

    おむけなさいませ
    omukenasaimase

    Meaning

    please direct

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お向けなさいますな

    Reading

    おむけなさいますな
    omukenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けている

    Reading

    むけている
    muketeiru

    Meaning

    is doing direct / is direct(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けています

    Reading

    むけています
    muketeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing direct / is direct(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けていません

    Reading

    むけていません
    muketeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing direct / is not direct(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けていた

    Reading

    むけていた
    muketeita

    Meaning

    was doing direct / was direct(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けていました

    Reading

    むけていました
    muketeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing direct / was direct(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けていませんでした

    Reading

    むけていませんでした
    muketeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing direct / was not direct(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けよう

    Reading

    むけよう
    mukeyou

    Meaning

    let's direct / will direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けまい

    Reading

    むけまい
    mukemai

    Meaning

    let's not direct / will not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けましょう

    Reading

    むけましょう
    mukemashou

    Meaning

    let's direct / will direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けますまい

    Reading

    むけますまい
    mukemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not direct / will not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けるだろう

    Reading

    むけるだろう
    mukerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けないだろう

    Reading

    むけないだろう
    mukenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けるでしょう

    Reading

    むけるでしょう
    mukerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けないでしょう

    Reading

    むけないでしょう
    mukenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けただろう

    Reading

    むけただろう
    muketadarou

    Meaning

    probably did direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなかっただろう

    Reading

    むけなかっただろう
    mukenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けたでしょう

    Reading

    むけたでしょう
    muketadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなかったでしょう

    Reading

    むけなかったでしょう
    mukenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向ければ

    Reading

    むければ
    mukereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなければ

    Reading

    むけなければ
    mukenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けたら

    Reading

    むけたら
    muketara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなかったら

    Reading

    むけなかったら
    mukenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けましたら

    Reading

    むけましたら
    mukemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けませんでしたら

    Reading

    むけませんでしたら
    mukemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けられる

    Reading

    むけられる
    mukerareru

    Meaning

    can direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けられない

    Reading

    むけられない
    mukerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けられます

    Reading

    むけられます
    mukeraremasu

    Meaning

    can direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けられません

    Reading

    むけられません
    mukeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けさせる

    Reading

    むけさせる
    mukesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けさせない

    Reading

    むけさせない
    mukesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けさせます

    Reading

    むけさせます
    mukesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けさせません

    Reading

    むけさせません
    mukesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けられる

    Reading

    むけられる
    mukerareru

    Meaning

    be direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けられない

    Reading

    むけられない
    mukerarenai

    Meaning

    not be direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けられます

    Reading

    むけられます
    mukeraremasu

    Meaning

    be direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けられません

    Reading

    むけられません
    mukeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be direct

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けたり

    Reading

    むけたり
    muketari

    Meaning

    did things like direct

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けなかったり

    Reading

    むけなかったり
    mukenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like direct

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けましたり

    Reading

    むけましたり
    mukemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like direct

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けませんでしたり

    Reading

    むけませんでしたり
    mukemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like direct

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    向けたい

    Reading

    むけたい
    muketai

    Meaning

    want to direct

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    向けたくない

    Reading

    むけたくない
    muketakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to direct

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    向けたかった

    Reading

    むけたかった
    muketakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to direct

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    向けたくなかった

    Reading

    むけたくなかった
    muketakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to direct

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    向けたくて

    Reading

    むけたくて
    muketakute

    Meaning

    want to direct, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    向けたくなくて

    Reading

    むけたくなくて
    muketakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to direct, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    向けたく

    Reading

    むけたく
    muketaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to direct

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    向けたければ

    Reading

    むけたければ
    muketakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to direct

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    向けたくなければ

    Reading

    むけたくなければ
    muketakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to direct

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    向けたかったら

    Reading

    むけたかったら
    muketakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to direct

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    向けたくなかったら

    Reading

    むけたくなかったら
    muketakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to direct

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    向けたさ

    Reading

    むけたさ
    muketasa

    Meaning

    the desire to direct

Word Detail

    word

    向ける

    Meaning

    Direct

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

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