Japanese reference
動く
うごく
to move, work (of a machine)
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | うごく (ugoku)move |
| Polite, masu | うごきます (ugokimasu)move |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うごかない (ugokanai)do not move |
| Polite negative | うごきません (ugokimasen)do not move |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うごいた (ugoita)moved |
| Polite past | うごきました (ugokimashita)moved |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うごかなかった (ugokanakatta)did not move |
| Polite past negative | うごきませんでした (ugokimasendeshita)did not move |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うごいて (ugoite)moving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うごきまして (ugokimashite)moving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うごいている (ugoiteiru)be moving |
| Polite te-iru | うごいています (ugoiteimasu)be moving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うごけば (ugokeba)if you move |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うごきますれば (ugokimasureba)if you move (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | うごいたら (ugoitara)if you move |
| Polite conditional, tara | うごきましたら (ugokimashitara)if you move |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うごける (ugokeru)can move |
| Polite potential | うごけます (ugokemasu)can move |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うごこう (ugokou)let's move! |
| Polite volitional | うごきましょう (ugokimashou)let's move! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うごきたい (ugokitai)want to move |
| Polite desire, tai | うごきたいです (ugokitaidesu)want to move |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うごかれる (ugokareru)be affected when someone moves |
| Polite passive | うごかれます (ugokaremasu)be affected when someone moves |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うごかせる (ugokaseru)make or let someone move |
| Polite causative | うごかせます (ugokasemasu)make or let someone move |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うごかせられる (ugokaserareru)be made to move |
| Polite causative-passive | うごかせられます (ugokaseraremasu)be made to move |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うごくな (ugokuna)do not move! |
| Polite negative request | うごかないでください (ugokanaidekudasai)please do not move |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うごきます (ugokimasu)move |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うごきません (ugokimasen)do not move |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うごきました (ugokimashita)moved |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うごきませんでした (ugokimasendeshita)did not move |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うごいてください (ugoitekudasai)please move |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うごかないでください (ugokanaidekudasai)please do not move |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うごきましょう (ugokimashou)let's move! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うごいてもいい (ugoitemoii)may move |
| Polite permission | うごいてもいいです (ugoitemoiidesu)may move |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うごいてはいけない (ugoitehaikenai)must not move |
| Polite prohibition | うごいてはいけません (ugoitehaikemasen)must not move |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うごきなさい (ugokinasai)move (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うごいてみる (ugoitemiru)try to move |
| Polite try doing | うごいてみます (ugoitemimasu)try to move |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うごいてしまう (ugoiteshimau)move completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うごいてしまいます (ugoiteshimaimasu)move completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うごいておく (ugoiteoku)move in advance |
| Polite preparation | うごいておきます (ugoiteokimasu)move in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うごいたことがある (ugoitakotogaaru)have the experience of: moved |
| Polite past experience | うごいたことがあります (ugoitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: moved |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うごくと (ugokuto)whenever you move |
| Polite automatic result | うごきますと (ugokimasuto)whenever you move |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うごくなら (ugokunara)if you mean to move |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うごくだろう (ugokudarou)probably move |
| Polite probability | うごくでしょう (ugokudeshou)probably move |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うごけ (ugoke)move! |
| Polite request | うごいてください (ugoitekudasai)please move |
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