Vocab Info

N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to operate, to run, to go, to work

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be touched, to be influenced

    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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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