めくる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | めくる | めくらない |
| Polite | めくります | めくりません |
| Past polite | めくりました | めくりませんでした |
| Past | めくった | めくらなかった |
| Te-form | めくって | めくらないで |
| Desire | めくりたい | めくりたくない |
| Potential | めくれる | めくれない |
| Passive | めくられる | めくられない |
| Causative | めくらせる | めくらせない |
| Causative passive | めくらせられるalso めくらされる | めくらせられないalso めくらされない |
| Volitional | めくろう | |
| Polite volitional | めくりましょう | |
| Imperative | めくれ | めくるな |
| Conditional | めくれば | めくらなければ |
| Tara conditional | めくったら | めくらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
turn over; turn pages; leaf through
Used for flipping or turning pages, cards, or thin flat objects; also for browsing through a book or stack of papers.
本のページをめくる。
I turn the pages of a book.
Please turn over one card.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used for forcefully removing something that is attached or covering a surface, such as peeling off a sticker, tearing up floorboards, or pulling off a blanket. Often implies a rough or quick action.
布団をめくって起き上がった。
I threw off the futon and got up.
床板をめくって修理する。
We pull up the floorboards to make repairs.
She slowly turned the pages of the magazine.
My mother pulled back the covers to wake her child.
I turned over the next card to test my luck.
When I have free time, I spend it flipping quickly through a magazine.