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退く

to draw back

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Conjugation of 退く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: lessen, retire, recede
私/俺
Present informal tense
退く
hiku
I draw back
Present informal negative tense
退かない
hikanai
I don't draw back
Present formal tense
退きます
hikimasu
I draw back
Present formal negative tense
退きません
hikimasen
I do not draw back
私/俺
Past informal tense
退いた
hiita
I drew back
Past informal negative tense
退かなかった
hikanakatta
I didn't draw back
Past formal tense
退きました
hikimashita
I draw back
Past formal negative tense
退きませんでした
hikimasen deshita
I did not draw back
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
退け
hike
draw back
Imperative negative mood
退くな
hiku na
don't draw back
Imperative formal mood
退いてください
hiite kudasai
please draw back
Imperative formal negative mood
退かないでください
hikanai dekudasai
please do not draw back
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
退いて
hiite
draw back
Passive stem
退かれる
hikareru
drew back
Hypothetical tense
退け
hike
if I drew back
Hypothetical conditional stem
退けば
hikeba
drew back
私/俺
Volitional stem
退こう
hikō
will draw back
Potential stem
退ける
hikeru
drew back
Continuative stem
退き
hiki
drawing back
Causative stem
退かせる
hikaseru
allow to draw back
私/俺
Imperfective stem
退か
hika
draw back

Examples of 退く

あれは "逃げない" の意味 "退く" "恐れる" は違う

From me, from whomever, it means run, literally.

"退く" "恐れる" は違う

Not back down, not be afraid of.

- おお、すべての母よ。 退いて、退いて、退いて！

Move, move, move!

退いて！

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. - Move!

- あの方達です！ - 退いて！

- That belongs to us! Hold on a second!

- 退いて！

- Move!

近すぎる！ 退け！

"They are too close!" "We are pulling back!"

退け さもないと最終手段に訴える

This is official government business!

退け！

"Pull back!

お前の父は俺たちを見捨てた 退け

No, not you.

退けば、どんな運命かわかるだけだ

I only know what fate there is in retreat.

ひいた 俺の死を望むか？

- Then why do you wanna kill me?

ひいた

You've changed things.

- ひけ　ひけ

- Pull!

- ひけ　ひけ - それでいいぞ

- ( Men shouting, grunting ) - Pull!

ひいて

Run her down.