- 1. [v5k, vi] to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
- 2. [v5k, vi] to operate; to run; to go; to work
- 3. [v5k, vi] to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
- 4. [v5k, vi] to be touched; to be influenced
- 5. [v5k, vi] to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver — sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
- 6. [v5k, vi] to be transferred
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)
| Dictionary form | うごく | (ugoku) |
| Polite | うごきます | (ugokimasu) |
| Past, plain | うごいた | (ugoita) |
| Past, polite | うごきました | (ugokimashita) |
| Negative, plain | うごかない | (ugokanai) |
| Negative, polite | うごきません | (ugokimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | うごかなかった | (ugokanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | うごきませんでした | (ugokimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | うごいて | (ugoite) |
| Potential | うごける | (ugokeru) |
| Volitional | うごこう | (ugokou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | うごけば | (ugokeba) |
| Passive | うごかれる | (ugokareru) |
| Causative | うごかせる | (ugokaseru) |
| Imperative | うごけ | (ugoke) |
Kanji in this word
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動
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shakeOn: ドウ (dou)Kun: うご.く (ugo.ku)、 うご.かす (ugo.kasu)
Example Sentences
私は家の中で何かが動くのを感じた。
I felt something move in the house.
まだ動くうちに売ってしまわなきゃ。
I should sell it while it still runs.