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近づく

to do

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Conjugation of 近づく

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
近づく
chikazuku
I do
Present informal negative tense
近づかない
chikazukanai
I don't do
Present formal tense
近づきます
chikazukimasu
I do
Present formal negative tense
近づきません
chikazukimasen
I do not do
私/俺
Past informal tense
近づいた
chikazuita
I did
Past informal negative tense
近づかなかった
chikazukanakatta
I didn't do
Past formal tense
近づきました
chikazukimashita
I do
Past formal negative tense
近づきませんでした
chikazukimasen deshita
I did not do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
近づけ
chikazuke
do
Imperative negative mood
近づくな
chikazuku na
don't do
Imperative formal mood
近づいてください
chikazuite kudasai
please do
Imperative formal negative mood
近づかないでください
chikazukanai dekudasai
please do not do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
近づいて
chikazuite
do
Passive stem
近づかれる
chikazukareru
did
Hypothetical tense
近づけ
chikazuke
if I did
Hypothetical conditional stem
近づけば
chikazukeba
did
私/俺
Volitional stem
近づこう
chikazukō
will do
Potential stem
近づける
chikazukeru
did
Continuative stem
近づき
chikazuki
doing
Causative stem
近づかせる
chikazukaseru
allow to do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
近づか
chikazuka
do

Examples of 近づく

まず　近づく でも　君の兄貴がその事件のせいで 俺を無視してるのは知ってる

First of all, I've reached out, but I know that your brother is ignoring me because of that incident.

近づく?

Close?

彼の家族にも 近づかない

You never go near his family ever again.

本当の問題の本質に 近づいた

We're really getting to the root of the problem.

近づいた　犬の様子で判る

We're closin' in, the scent's getting stronger. All right, keep your eyes open!

俺が殺して、近づいた... あいつは泣き始めたよ

After I killed it and we got close... your dad started crying.

半マイル、近づいた

You've closed the gap to about a half mile.

-恋人 -そう　振られた恋人 -近づいた　動機

- No, that wouldn't...

近づいて　もっと

OK. Closer. Way closer.

近づいて

I was like...

近づいて　良いわ

Closer.

近づけ

Closer.

情報をくれ 犯人逮捕に 近づける

Call the department with any information that might help us catch this killer.

近づき、もしうるさければ、 音量が壁の反対側に伝わり センサーに見つかる。

That hole you drilled in the wall this morning-- once we get over there, if we make too much noise, the sound waves will travel through the wall and get picked up by the sensors on the other side.

この朝入れた穴に 近づき、もしうるさければ、 音量が壁の反対側に伝わり

That hole you drilled in the wall this morning-- once we get over there, if we make too much noise, the sound waves will travel through the wall and get picked up by the sensors on the other side.