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Conjugation of Japanese verb 向かう - head, face - mukau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    向か

    Reading

    むか
    muka

    Meaning

    head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かう

    Reading

    むかう
    mukau

    Meaning

    to head / does head / will head

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわない

    Reading

    むかわない
    mukawanai

    Meaning

    to not head / does not head / will not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいます

    Reading

    むかいます
    mukaimasu

    Meaning

    to head / does head / will head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいません

    Reading

    むかいません
    mukaimasen

    Meaning

    to not head / does not head / will not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かった

    Reading

    むかった
    mukatta

    Meaning

    did head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなかった

    Reading

    むかわなかった
    mukawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいました

    Reading

    むかいました
    mukaimashita

    Meaning

    did head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいませんでした

    Reading

    むかいませんでした
    mukaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かって

    Reading

    むかって
    mukatte

    Meaning

    head, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    向かわないで

    Reading

    むかわないで
    mukawanaide

    Meaning

    not head, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    向かわなくて

    Reading

    むかわなくて
    mukawanakute

    Meaning

    not head, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいまして

    Reading

    むかいまして
    mukaimashite

    Meaning

    head, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいませんで

    Reading

    むかいませんで
    mukaimasende

    Meaning

    not head, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    向かえ

    Reading

    むかえ
    mukae

    Meaning

    head!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    向かうな

    Reading

    むかうな
    mukauna

    Meaning

    do not head!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かいなさい

    Reading

    むかいなさい
    mukainasai

    Meaning

    head!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいなさるな

    Reading

    むかいなさるな
    mukainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not head!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    向かってください

    Reading

    むかってください
    mukattekudasai

    Meaning

    please head

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お向かいください

    Reading

    おむかいください
    omukaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわないでください

    Reading

    むかわないでください
    mukawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not head

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お向かいなさいませ

    Reading

    おむかいなさいませ
    omukainasaimase

    Meaning

    please head

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お向かいなさいますな

    Reading

    おむかいなさいますな
    omukainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かっている

    Reading

    むかっている
    mukatteiru

    Meaning

    is doing head / is head(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かっています

    Reading

    むかっています
    mukatteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing head / is head(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かっていません

    Reading

    むかっていません
    mukatteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing head / is not head(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かっていた

    Reading

    むかっていた
    mukatteita

    Meaning

    was doing head / was head(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かっていました

    Reading

    むかっていました
    mukatteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing head / was head(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かっていませんでした

    Reading

    むかっていませんでした
    mukatteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing head / was not head(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かおう

    Reading

    むかおう
    mukaou

    Meaning

    let's head / will head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かうまい

    Reading

    むかうまい
    mukaumai

    Meaning

    let's not head / will not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいましょう

    Reading

    むかいましょう
    mukaimashou

    Meaning

    let's head / will head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいますまい

    Reading

    むかいますまい
    mukaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not head / will not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かうだろう

    Reading

    むかうだろう
    mukaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわないだろう

    Reading

    むかわないだろう
    mukawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かうでしょう

    Reading

    むかうでしょう
    mukaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわないでしょう

    Reading

    むかわないでしょう
    mukawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かっただろう

    Reading

    むかっただろう
    mukattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなかっただろう

    Reading

    むかわなかっただろう
    mukawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かったでしょう

    Reading

    むかったでしょう
    mukattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなかったでしょう

    Reading

    むかわなかったでしょう
    mukawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かえば

    Reading

    むかえば
    mukaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなければ

    Reading

    むかわなければ
    mukawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かったら

    Reading

    むかったら
    mukattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなかったら

    Reading

    むかわなかったら
    mukawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいましたら

    Reading

    むかいましたら
    mukaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいませんでしたら

    Reading

    むかいませんでしたら
    mukaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かえる

    Reading

    むかえる
    mukaeru

    Meaning

    can head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かえない

    Reading

    むかえない
    mukaenai

    Meaning

    cannot head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かえます

    Reading

    むかえます
    mukaemasu

    Meaning

    can head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かえません

    Reading

    むかえません
    mukaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かわせる

    Reading

    むかわせる
    mukawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわせない

    Reading

    むかわせない
    mukawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かわせます

    Reading

    むかわせます
    mukawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわせません

    Reading

    むかわせません
    mukawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かわれる

    Reading

    むかわれる
    mukawareru

    Meaning

    be head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわれない

    Reading

    むかわれない
    mukawarenai

    Meaning

    not be head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かわれます

    Reading

    むかわれます
    mukawaremasu

    Meaning

    be head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわれません

    Reading

    むかわれません
    mukawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be head

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    向かったり

    Reading

    むかったり
    mukattari

    Meaning

    did things like head

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    向かわなかったり

    Reading

    むかわなかったり
    mukawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like head

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    向かいましたり

    Reading

    むかいましたり
    mukaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like head

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいませんでしたり

    Reading

    むかいませんでしたり
    mukaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like head

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    向かいたい

    Reading

    むかたい
    mukatai

    Meaning

    want to head

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいたくない

    Reading

    むかたくない
    mukatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to head

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    向かいたかった

    Reading

    むかたかった
    mukatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to head

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいたくなかった

    Reading

    むかたくなかった
    mukatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to head

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    向かいたくて

    Reading

    むかたくて
    mukatakute

    Meaning

    want to head, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    向かいたくなくて

    Reading

    むかたくなくて
    mukatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to head, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    向かいたく

    Reading

    むかたく
    mukataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to head

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    向かいたければ

    Reading

    むかたければ
    mukatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to head

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいたくなければ

    Reading

    むかたくなければ
    mukatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to head

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    向かいたかったら

    Reading

    むかたかったら
    mukatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to head

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    向かいたくなかったら

    Reading

    むかたくなかったら
    mukatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to head

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    向かいたさ

    Reading

    むかたさ
    mukatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to head

Word Detail

    word

    向かう

    Meaning

    Head, Face

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

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