Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

(うご)to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

    2. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to operate, to run, to go, to work

    3. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action

    4. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be touched, to be influenced

    5. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver

      sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
    6. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      6.

      to be transferred

    All Forms

    動く 【うごく】

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    Examples

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      (かぜ)()()(うご)

      The leaves of the tree move with the wind.

      • N5

      (くるま)はエンジンの(ちから)(うご)きます。

      Cars are powered by engines.

      • N5

      医者(いしゃ)高齢(こうれい)(しゃ)に:「毎日(まいにち)(うご)いて(くだ)さい。」

      Doctor to an elderly person: 'Please move around every day.'

      • N5

      (あか)ちゃんが(うご)様子(ようす)撮影(さつえい)する。

      I am filming my baby moving around.

      • N5

      大雪(おおゆき)のせいで今朝(けさ)電車(でんしゃ)(うご)かなかった。

      Due to the heavy snowfall, trains were not running this morning.

      • N4
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