Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

退()to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede

      Only applies to のく

    All Forms

    退く 【どく】退く 【のく】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)はここから退()つもりはない。

      I have no intention of moving from here.

      • N3

      そこを(とお)りたいので退()いてくれませんか?

      I would like to pass through there, so could you please step aside?

      • N3

      子供(こども)(たち)退()ように()っても、そうしてくれませんでした。

      Even after asking the children to move aside, they didn't comply.

      • N3

      折角(せっかく)早起(はやお)きをしてとった花見(はなみ)スポットなので簡単(かんたん)退()わけにはいかない。

      I woke up early and secured this spot for cherry blossom viewing, so it wouldn’t be easy for me to leave it.

      • N3

      (きみ)たち、ちょっと(ほか)通行人(つうこうにん)邪魔(じゃま)になっているからそこを退()いてくれないかい?

      Hey, you guys are blocking the way for other pedestrians. Could you please move aside?

      • N2
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