Japanese

ざかる

とおざかる
Meaning: to go away; to move away; to become distant
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 遠ざかる 遠ざからない
Polite 遠ざかります 遠ざかりません
Past 遠ざかった 遠ざからなかった
Polite + Past 遠ざかりました 遠ざかりませんでした
Te-form 遠ざかって 遠ざからなくて
Potential 遠ざかれる 遠ざかれない
Passive 遠ざかられる 遠ざかられない
Causative 遠ざからせる 遠ざからせない
Causative + Passive 遠ざからされる 遠ざからされない
Imperative 遠ざかれ 遠ざかるな

Handwriting

遠
ざ
か
る

Example sentences

The ship slowly moved away from the shore.
彼女は遠ざかる船をいつまでも見続けていた。
She kept watching the receding ship forever.

Usage Notes

Used for physical distance, time, or social relationships becoming more distant.

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