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背く

to defy

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Conjugation of 背く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: break a rule, break an agreement, go back on someone, run counter to, ignore, betray, betray party
私/俺
Present informal tense
背く
somuku
I defy
Present informal negative tense
背かない
somukanai
I don't defy
Present formal tense
背きます
somukimasu
I defy
Present formal negative tense
背きません
somukimasen
I do not defy
私/俺
Past informal tense
背いた
somuita
I defied
Past informal negative tense
背かなかった
somukanakatta
I didn't defy
Past formal tense
背きました
somukimashita
I defy
Past formal negative tense
背きませんでした
somukimasen deshita
I did not defy
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
背け
somuke
defy
Imperative negative mood
背くな
somuku na
don't defy
Imperative formal mood
背いてください
somuite kudasai
please defy
Imperative formal negative mood
背かないでください
somukanai dekudasai
please do not defy
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
背いて
somuite
defy
Passive stem
背かれる
somukareru
defied
Hypothetical tense
背け
somuke
if I defied
Hypothetical conditional stem
背けば
somukeba
defied
私/俺
Volitional stem
背こう
somukō
will defy
Potential stem
背ける
somukeru
defied
Continuative stem
背き
somuki
defying
Causative stem
背かせる
somukaseru
allow to defy
私/俺
Imperfective stem
背か
somuka
defy

Examples of 背く

背く？

- Disobeying you?

‐言いつけに　背いた。

- Because I disobeyed him.