Japanese

うなずく

うなずく
Meaning: to nod
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present うなずく うなずかない
Polite うなずきます うなずきません
Past うなずいた うなずかなかった
Polite + Past うなずきました うなずきませんでした
Te-form うなずいて うなずかなくて
Potential うなずける うなずけない
Passive うなずかれる うなずかれない
Causative うなずかせる うなずかせない
Causative + Passive うなずかされる うなずかされない
Imperative うなずけ うなずくな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

She nodded deeply to my proposal.
彼女は私の質問にこくりとうなずいた。
She gave a slight nod to my question.

Usage Notes

Used to indicate agreement or understanding by moving the head up and down.

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