俯うつむける

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俯ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	俯うつむける	俯うつむけない
Polite	俯うつむけます	俯うつむけません
Past polite	俯うつむけました	俯うつむけませんでした
Past	俯うつむけた	俯うつむけなかった
Te-form	俯うつむけて	俯うつむけないで
Desire	俯うつむけたい	俯うつむけたくない
Potential	俯うつむけられるalso 俯うつむけれる	俯うつむけられないalso 俯うつむけれない
Passive	俯うつむけられる	俯うつむけられない
Causative	俯うつむけさせる	俯うつむけさせない
Causative passive	俯うつむけさせられる	俯うつむけさせられない
Volitional	俯うつむけよう
Polite volitional	俯うつむけましょう
Imperative	俯うつむけろ	俯うつむけるな
Conditional	俯うつむければ	俯うつむけなければ
Tara conditional	俯うつむけたら	俯うつむけなかったら

Pairs withうつむく

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

turn face down; turn upside down

Transitive verb meaning to turn something so that its face or front side points downward. Often used with objects like cups, bowls, or cards, and also for turning one's own face down.

彼かれは恥はずかしそうに顔かおを俯うつむけた。
He turned his face downward as if embarrassed.
カップを俯うつむけて乾かわかしてください。
Please turn the cup upside down to dry it.

Kanji

俯bend down, lie prostrate
向yonder, facing, beyond

Related words

俯うつむく
俯く is intransitive, meaning 'to look down' or 'to hang one's head', while 俯ける is transitive, meaning 'to turn something face down'.

Transitive / intransitive

うつむくN2
俯く is intransitive (the subject's own head droops), while 俯ける is transitive (someone tilts something, such as their face, downward).

Word family

うつむけ
facing downward; with the face down · lying face down; upside down; prone

Written forms

俯うつむけるUsage32%
Standard kanji spelling.
うつむけるUsage68%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is considered difficult or for clarity.
俯向うつむける
Variant spelling with 向; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 俯 (うつむ, 'to look down') + ける (transitive suffix). The exact derivation of 俯 is uncertain, but the kanji is conventionally associated with looking downward.