- hizamazuke kneeling
This imperative form of 跪く is used in dramatic or commanding speech, demanding someone kneel; learners meet it in manga, anime, or historical fiction, not daily conversation.
王の前に跪け！
Ou no mae ni hizamazuke!
Kneel before the king!
ここで跪けと言われた。
Koko de hizamazuke to iwareta.
I was told to kneel here.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 跪く (hizamazuku), the dictionary form meaning 'to kneel'; 跪け is the blunt imperative.
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