赴く
おもむく · omomuku
To go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
- to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 赴きますおもむきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 赴きませんおもむきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 赴きましたおもむきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 赴きませんでしたおもむきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 赴きましょうおもむきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 赴きおもむき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 赴きたいおもむきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 赴きながらおもむきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 赴いておもむいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 赴いたおもむいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 赴いたらおもむいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 赴いているおもむいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 赴かないおもむかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 赴かなかったおもむかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 赴かなくておもむかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 赴けるおもむける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 赴けばおもむけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 赴けおもむけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 赴こうおもむこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 赴かれるおもむかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 赴かせるおもむかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 赴かされるおもむかされる |
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What does 赴く mean?
To go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to. It can also mean: to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.).
How do you pronounce 赴く?
おもむく (omomuku). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 赴く?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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