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向むける (mukeru)

to turn towards,to point

  • JLPT N3
  • Ichidan verb
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  • #879 most frequent

Meaning

向ける (むける, mukeru) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to turn towards,to point”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは上司じょうしに怒いかりの目めを向むけたんだよ。

He glared at his boss in anger.

銃じゅうを私わたしに向むけるな。

Don't point your gun at me.

彼かれは僕ぼくに銃じゅうを向むけた。

He leveled his gun at me.

公園こうえんの方ほうに足あしを向むけた。

I walked toward the park.

Conjugation table

向ける (むける) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary向ける むけるmukeru
Negative向けない むけないmukenai
Past向けた むけたmuketa
Past negative向けなかった むけなかったmukenakatta
Polite (ます)向けます むけますmukemasu
Polite negative向けません むけませんmukemasen
Polite past向けました むけましたmukemashita
Polite past negative向けませんでした むけませんでしたmukemasendeshita
Te-form向けて むけてmukete
Conditional (ば)向ければ むければmukereba
Conditional (たら)向けたら むけたらmuketara
Potential向けられる むけられるmukerareru
Passive向けられる むけられるmukerareru
Causative向けさせる むけさせるmukesaseru
Causative-passive向けさせられる むけさせられるmukesaserareru
Volitional向けよう むけようmukeyou
Volitional polite向けましょう むけましょうmukemashou
Imperative向けろ むけろmukero
Desire (たい)向けたい むけたいmuketai

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