背ける|そむけるsomukeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 背ける(そむける) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 背けます(そむけます) |
| Negative (nai) | 背けない(そむけない) |
| polite (masen) | 背けません(そむけません) |
| classical zu / nu | 背けず・背けぬ(そむけず・そむけぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 背けた(そむけた) |
| polite (mashita) | 背けました(そむけました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 背けなかった(そむけなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 背けませんでした(そむけませんでした) |
| Te form | 背けて(そむけて) |
| Potential | 背けられる(そむけられる) |
| Passive | 背けられる(そむけられる) |
| Causative | 背けさせる(そむけさせる) |
| Causative passive | 背けさせられる(そむけさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 背ければ(そむければ) |
| tara | 背けたら(そむけたら) |
| Volitional | 背けよう(そむけよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 背けましょう(そむけましょう) |
| Imperative | 背けろ(そむけろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
顔を背ける
背く is intransitive and describes turning one’s back on a principle or promise (marked by に); 背ける is transitive and means to physically turn something away, as in 顔を背ける (avert one’s face).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 顔や視線を他へそらす。
Kanji in this word
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