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Conjugation of Japanese verb 向く - face - muku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    mu

    Meaning

    face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向く

    Reading

    むく
    muku

    Meaning

    to face / does face / will face

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    向かない

    Reading

    むかない
    mukanai

    Meaning

    to not face / does not face / will not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きます

    Reading

    むきます
    mukimasu

    Meaning

    to face / does face / will face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きません

    Reading

    むきません
    mukimasen

    Meaning

    to not face / does not face / will not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いた

    Reading

    むいた
    muita

    Meaning

    did face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなかった

    Reading

    むかなかった
    mukanakatta

    Meaning

    did not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きました

    Reading

    むきました
    mukimashita

    Meaning

    did face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きませんでした

    Reading

    むきませんでした
    mukimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いて

    Reading

    むいて
    muite

    Meaning

    face, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    向かないで

    Reading

    むかないで
    mukanaide

    Meaning

    not face, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    向かなくて

    Reading

    むかなくて
    mukanakute

    Meaning

    not face, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きまして

    Reading

    むきまして
    mukimashite

    Meaning

    face, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きませんで

    Reading

    むきませんで
    mukimasende

    Meaning

    not face, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    向け

    Reading

    むけ
    muke

    Meaning

    face!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    向くな

    Reading

    むくな
    mukuna

    Meaning

    do not face!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向きなさい

    Reading

    むきなさい
    mukinasai

    Meaning

    face!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向きなさるな

    Reading

    むきなさるな
    mukinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not face!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    向いてください

    Reading

    むいてください
    muitekudasai

    Meaning

    please face

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お向きください

    Reading

    おむきください
    omukikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かないでください

    Reading

    むかないでください
    mukanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not face

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お向きなさいませ

    Reading

    おむきなさいませ
    omukinasaimase

    Meaning

    please face

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お向きなさいますな

    Reading

    おむきなさいますな
    omukinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いている

    Reading

    むいている
    muiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing face / is face(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向いています

    Reading

    むいています
    muiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing face / is face(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向いていません

    Reading

    むいていません
    muiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing face / is not face(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いていた

    Reading

    むいていた
    muiteita

    Meaning

    was doing face / was face(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向いていました

    Reading

    むいていました
    muiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing face / was face(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向いていませんでした

    Reading

    むいていませんでした
    muiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing face / was not face(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向こう

    Reading

    むこう
    mukou

    Meaning

    let's face / will face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向くまい

    Reading

    むくまい
    mukumai

    Meaning

    let's not face / will not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きましょう

    Reading

    むきましょう
    mukimashou

    Meaning

    let's face / will face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きますまい

    Reading

    むきますまい
    mukimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not face / will not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向くだろう

    Reading

    むくだろう
    mukudarou

    Meaning

    will probably face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かないだろう

    Reading

    むかないだろう
    mukanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向くでしょう

    Reading

    むくでしょう
    mukudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かないでしょう

    Reading

    むかないでしょう
    mukanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いただろう

    Reading

    むいただろう
    muitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなかっただろう

    Reading

    むかなかっただろう
    mukanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向いたでしょう

    Reading

    むいたでしょう
    muitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    むかなかったでしょう
    mukanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向けば

    Reading

    むけば
    mukeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなければ

    Reading

    むかなければ
    mukanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いたら

    Reading

    むいたら
    muitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなかったら

    Reading

    むかなかったら
    mukanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きましたら

    Reading

    むきましたら
    mukimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きませんでしたら

    Reading

    むきませんでしたら
    mukimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向ける

    Reading

    むける
    mukeru

    Meaning

    can face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向けない

    Reading

    むけない
    mukenai

    Meaning

    cannot face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向けます

    Reading

    むけます
    mukemasu

    Meaning

    can face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向けません

    Reading

    むけません
    mukemasen

    Meaning

    cannot face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かせる

    Reading

    むかせる
    mukaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かせない

    Reading

    むかせない
    mukasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かせます

    Reading

    むかせます
    mukasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かせません

    Reading

    むかせません
    mukasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かれる

    Reading

    むかれる
    mukareru

    Meaning

    be face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かれない

    Reading

    むかれない
    mukarenai

    Meaning

    not be face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かれます

    Reading

    むかれます
    mukaremasu

    Meaning

    be face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かれません

    Reading

    むかれません
    mukaremasen

    Meaning

    not be face

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向いたり

    Reading

    むいたり
    muitari

    Meaning

    did things like face

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かなかったり

    Reading

    むかなかったり
    mukanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like face

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向きましたり

    Reading

    むきましたり
    mukimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like face

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向きませんでしたり

    Reading

    むきませんでしたり
    mukimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like face

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    向きたい

    Reading

    むたい
    mutai

    Meaning

    want to face

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    向きたくない

    Reading

    むたくない
    mutakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to face

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    向きたかった

    Reading

    むたかった
    mutakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to face

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    向きたくなかった

    Reading

    むたくなかった
    mutakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to face

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    向きたくて

    Reading

    むたくて
    mutakute

    Meaning

    want to face, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    向きたくなくて

    Reading

    むたくなくて
    mutakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to face, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    向きたく

    Reading

    むたく
    mutaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to face

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    向きたければ

    Reading

    むたければ
    mutakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to face

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    向きたくなければ

    Reading

    むたくなければ
    mutakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to face

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    向きたかったら

    Reading

    むたかったら
    mutakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to face

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    向きたくなかったら

    Reading

    むたくなかったら
    mutakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to face

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    向きたさ

    Reading

    むたさ
    mutasa

    Meaning

    the desire to face

Word Detail

    word

    向く

    Meaning

    Face

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

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