Japanese

くいく

うまくいく
Meaning: to go well; to turn out well; to be successful
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 上手くいく 上手くいかない
Polite 上手くいきます 上手くいきません
Past 上手くいった 上手くいかなかった
Polite + Past 上手くいきました 上手くいきませんでした
Te-form 上手くいって 上手くいかなくて
Potential 上手くいける 上手くいけない
Passive 上手くいかれる 上手くいかれない
Causative 上手くいかせる 上手くいかせない
Causative + Passive 上手くいかされる 上手くいかされない
Imperative 上手くいけ 上手くいくな

Handwriting

上
手
く
い
く

Example

I prepared thoroughly so that the presentation would go well.

Usage Notes

Describes things proceeding smoothly or resulting in a good outcome.

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