動く（うごく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to move
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 動きます | うごきます |
| te-form | 動いて | うごいて |
| ta-form (past) | 動いた | うごいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 動かない | うごかない |
| potential form | 動ける | うごける |
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Example sentences
- 電池が切れて時計が動かない。 — The battery died, so the clock isn't moving.
- 人が多くて電車の中で動けない。 — There are so many people that I can't move inside the train.
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