赴く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 赴く | 赴かない |
| Polite | 赴きます | 赴きません |
| Past polite | 赴きました | 赴きませんでした |
| Past | 赴いた | 赴かなかった |
| Te-form | 赴いて | 赴かないで |
| Desire | 赴きたい | 赴きたくない |
| Potential | 赴ける | 赴けない |
| Passive | 赴かれる | 赴かれない |
| Causative | 赴かせる | 赴かせない |
| Causative passive | 赴かせられるalso 赴かされる | 赴かせられないalso 赴かされない |
| Volitional | 赴こう | |
| Polite volitional | 赴きましょう | |
| Imperative | 赴け | 赴くな |
| Conditional | 赴けば | 赴かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 赴いたら | 赴かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
go toward; proceed to; repair to
Formal or written equivalent of going to a place or proceeding toward a destination, often with に or へ. More elevated than ordinary 行く or 向かう.
The investigators went to the site.
He was assigned to proceed to his new post.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
follow one's inclination; proceed according to
Used in fixed-feeling expressions such as 心の赴くまま or 気の赴くまま, meaning to act as one's feelings or impulses lead.
On the weekend, I wandered around town wherever my heart led me.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
move toward a state; become; come to face
Formal or somewhat literary use for a condition, illness, discussion, or situation moving toward a particular state; often overlaps with 向かう in modern Japanese.
His condition is moving toward recovery.
The discussion gradually moved toward a conclusion.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Archaic use meaning to follow, obey, or agree to someone else's will or words; not a normal modern standalone use.
In classical writing, 主の意に赴く can be read as meaning to obey one's lord's wishes.
He was assigned to proceed to a new post.
On my day off, I spent the time painting just as my heart moved me.