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避く

to avoid

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Conjugation of 避く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: dodge
私/俺
Present informal tense
避く
saku
I avoid
Present informal negative tense
避かない
sakanai
I don't avoid
Present formal tense
避きます
sakimasu
I avoid
Present formal negative tense
避きません
sakimasen
I do not avoid
私/俺
Past informal tense
避いた
saita
I avoided
Past informal negative tense
避かなかった
sakanakatta
I didn't avoid
Past formal tense
避きました
sakimashita
I avoid
Past formal negative tense
避きませんでした
sakimasen deshita
I did not avoid
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
避け
sake
avoid
Imperative negative mood
避くな
saku na
don't avoid
Imperative formal mood
避いてください
saite kudasai
please avoid
Imperative formal negative mood
避かないでください
sakanai dekudasai
please do not avoid
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
避いて
saite
avoid
Passive stem
避かれる
sakareru
avoided
Hypothetical tense
避け
sake
if I avoided
Hypothetical conditional stem
避けば
sakeba
avoided
私/俺
Volitional stem
避こう
sakō
will avoid
Potential stem
避ける
sakeru
avoided
Continuative stem
避き
saki
avoiding
Causative stem
避かせる
sakaseru
allow to avoid
私/俺
Imperfective stem
避か
saka
avoid

Examples of 避く

みんな、避け！

Get out of the way, all of you!

- 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

Snake won't cross a braided rope. Thanks.

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.

- 避ける？

Unsociable, me?

石火矢衆は柵(さく)をかたくて外へ逃がすな!

Riflemen to the stockade.