Japanese

のぞく
Meaning: to exclude, to remove, to except
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

除
く

Example

We are open every day except Sunday.

Usage Notes

Used when taking something out of a group or removing an obstacle.

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