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避ける

to avoid

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Conjugation of 避ける

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
避ける
sakeru
I avoid
Present informal negative tense
避けない
sakenai
I don't avoid
Present formal tense
避けます
sakemasu
I avoid
Present formal negative tense
避けません
sakemasen
I do not avoid
私/俺
Past informal tense
避けた
saketa
I avoided
Past informal negative tense
避けなかった
sakenakatta
I didn't avoid
Past formal tense
避けました
sakemashita
I avoid
Past formal negative tense
避けませんでした
sakemasen deshita
I did not avoid
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
避けよ
sakeyo
avoid
Imperative negative mood
避けるな
sakeru na
don't avoid
Imperative formal mood
避けてください
sakete kudasai
please avoid
Imperative formal negative mood
避けないでください
sakenai dekudasai
please do not avoid
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
避けて
sakete
avoid
Passive stem
避けられる
sakerareru
avoided
Hypothetical tense
避けれ
sakere
if I avoided
Hypothetical conditional stem
避ければ
sakereba
avoided
私/俺
Volitional stem
避けよう
sakeyō
will avoid
Potential stem
避けられる
sakerareru
avoided
Continuative stem
避け
sake
avoiding
Causative stem
避けさせる
sakesaseru
allow to avoid
私/俺
Imperfective stem
避け
sake
avoid

Examples of 避ける

ヘビは編んだロープを 避ける

Snake won't cross a braided rope. Thanks.

- 避ける？

Unsociable, me?

- 人を避けてると - 避ける？ バカらしい

Odd?

ヘビは編んだロープを 避ける じゃあ そのタトゥーは？

Snake won't cross a braided rope.

違う、避けて

Duck! No, Ducks can fly!

ミサイルです！　避けて！

No, no! They are doing their job so we can do ours. Missiles!

興奮することは　避けて

Avoid excitement.

取ってきてくれたら 避けられる

Not any more, if I can help it. How'd you like to ..

みんな、避け！

Get out of the way, all of you!