Japanese

かす

うごかす
Meaning: to move; to shift; to operate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 動かす 動かさない
Polite 動かします 動かしません
Past 動かした 動かさなかった
Polite + Past 動かしました 動かしませんでした
Te-form 動かして 動かさなくて
Potential 動かせる 動かせない
Passive 動かされる 動かされない
Causative 動かさせる 動かさせない
Imperative 動かせ 動かすな

Handwriting

動
か
す

Example sentences

He moved the heavy desk to the window by himself.
彼が犯人だというのは、動かせない事実だ。
That he is the culprit is an unshakeable fact.
高熱のせいで体を動かすのが苦痛だった。
Moving my body was painful because of the high fever.
健康のために、毎日からだを動かしています。
I move my body every day for the sake of my health.
彼は眉をぴくりと動かした。
He twitched his eyebrows.
屈強な若者たちが、大きな岩を動かしている。
Robust young men are moving a large rock.
レバーを引いて機械を動かした
I pulled the lever and started the machine.
彼女はチェスでクイーンを巧みに動かした。
She moved the queen skillfully in the chess game.
重い石を動かすために、てこの原理を利用した。
I used the principle of the lever to move a heavy stone.
彼は将棋で角を動かした。
He moved the Bishop in Shogi.

Usage Notes

Transitive verb. Used for physically moving objects, operating machines, or moving someone's heart.

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