出向く (でむく, demuku) Japanese meaning: go to | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000出向く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 出向く | 出向かない |
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| Polite | 出向きます | 出向きません |
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| Past polite | 出向きました | 出向きませんでした |
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| Past | 出向いた | 出向かなかった |
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| Te-form | 出向いて | 出向かないで |
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| Desire | 出向きたい | 出向きたくない |
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| Potential | 出向ける | 出向けない |
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| Passive | 出向かれる | 出向かれない |
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| Causative | 出向かせる | 出向かせない |
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| Causative passive | 出向かせられるalso 出向かされる | 出向かせられないalso 出向かされない |
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| Volitional | 出向こう | |
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| Polite volitional | 出向きましょう | |
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| Imperative | 出向け | 出向くな |
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| Conditional | 出向けば | 出向かなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 出向いたら | 出向かなかったら |
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He went to Tokyo for the meeting.
The president said he would go to the site himself.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉に出向くto go to a place (for some purpose)
I went to the client's company for a meeting.
〈人〉のもとへ出向くto go to see someone (in person)
On his boss's instructions, he went to see the customer in person.
自ら出向くto go there oneself/in person
The president himself went to visit the customer.
わざわざ出向くto go to the trouble of going somewhere
There's no need to go all the way out to the site.
