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傾かたむく (katamuku)

to lean, to tilt, to incline

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

傾く (かたむく, katamuku) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to lean, to tilt, to incline”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

彼女かのじょは首くびをかしげながら笑わらった

She smiled and tilted her head in doubt.

彼が不思議そうに首を横に傾げる

He tilts his head in confusion.

彼が不思議そうにことりと小首を傾げる

He cocks his head slightly in confusion.

彼女かのじょはちょっと首くびをかしげて、黙然もくぜんと立っていた。

She stood silent, her head slightly to one side.

Conjugation table

傾く (かたむく) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary傾く かたむくkatamuku
Negative傾かない かたむかないkatamukanai
Past傾いた かたむいたkatamuita
Past negative傾かなかった かたむかなかったkatamukanakatta
Polite (ます)傾きます かたむきますkatamukimasu
Polite negative傾きません かたむきませんkatamukimasen
Polite past傾きました かたむきましたkatamukimashita
Polite past negative傾きませんでした かたむきませんでしたkatamukimasendeshita
Te-form傾いて かたむいてkatamuite
Conditional (ば)傾けば かたむけばkatamukeba
Conditional (たら)傾いたら かたむいたらkatamuitara
Potential傾ける かたむけるkatamukeru
Passive傾かれる かたむかれるkatamukareru
Causative傾かせる かたむかせるkatamukaseru
Causative-passive傾かせられる かたむかせられるkatamukaserareru
Volitional傾こう かたむこうkatamukou
Volitional polite傾きましょう かたむきましょうkatamukimashou
Imperative傾け かたむけkatamuke
Desire (たい)傾きたい かたむきたいkatamukitai

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