Japanese

みちびく
Meaning: to lead; to guide; to show the way
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 導く 導かない
Polite 導きます 導きません
Past 導いた 導かなかった
Polite + Past 導きました 導きませんでした
Te-form 導いて 導かなくて
Potential 導ける 導けない
Passive 導かれる 導かれない
Causative 導かせる 導かせない
Causative + Passive 導かされる 導かされない
Imperative 導け 導くな

Example sentences

彼はチームを勝利に導いた。
He led the team to victory.
彼は探検隊の隊長として仲間を導いた。
He led his comrades as the leader of the expedition team.
彼は野球部のエースとして、チームを勝利に導いた。
As the ace of the baseball club, he led the team to victory.
わが社の精鋭部隊がプロジェクトを成功に導いた。
Our company's elite team led the project to success.
彼は優れた指導者として、チームを優勝に導いた。
As an excellent leader, he led the team to victory.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical guiding or abstractly leading someone to a result or conclusion.

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