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向く

to face

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Conjugation of 向く

This verb can also mean the following: open on
私/俺
Present informal tense
向く
muku
I face
Present informal negative tense
向かない
mukanai
I don't face
Present formal tense
向きます
mukimasu
I face
Present formal negative tense
向きません
mukimasen
I do not face
私/俺
Past informal tense
向いた
muita
I faced
Past informal negative tense
向かなかった
mukanakatta
I didn't face
Past formal tense
向きました
mukimashita
I face
Past formal negative tense
向きませんでした
mukimasen deshita
I did not face
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
向け
muke
face
Imperative negative mood
向くな
muku na
don't face
Imperative formal mood
向いてください
muite kudasai
please face
Imperative formal negative mood
向かないでください
mukanai dekudasai
please do not face
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
向いて
muite
face
Passive stem
向かれる
mukareru
faced
Hypothetical tense
向け
muke
if I faced
Hypothetical conditional stem
向けば
mukeba
faced
私/俺
Volitional stem
向こう
mukō
will face
Potential stem
向ける
mukeru
faced
Continuative stem
向き
muki
facing
Causative stem
向かせる
mukaseru
allow to face
私/俺
Imperfective stem
向か
muka
face

Examples of 向く

でもキャンドルスティックには 向かない

Doesn't strike me as the candlestick type.

男の首を刎ねるには 向かない しかし機敏に動けば 突き刺す事は出来る

It won't hack a man's head off, but it can poke him full of holes if you're quick enough.

下 向いて

Alright out your head under.

- 向こう

That way.

- 向こう見て、向こう!

- Turn around!

- 向こう見て、向こう! - 何が?

Out of the way! Make way! - Turn around!

どうして刃をこっちに 向ける?

Why are you pointing that knife at me ?

死んで欲しいものに 向ける... 小さな引き金を引き... 小さな弾が飛び出して

You see, you point it at what you want to die... and you pull the little trigger here... and a little bullet comes out of here.

死んで欲しいものに 向ける...

It's simplicity itself.

- 負傷者はどこへ? - むこう

- Yes, little english.

むこう、感謝。

- Over there. - Thanks.