除く (のぞく, nozoku) Japanese meaning: remove | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000除く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 除く | 除かない |
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| Polite | 除きます | 除きません |
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| Past polite | 除きました | 除きませんでした |
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| Past | 除いた | 除かなかった |
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| Te-form | 除いて | 除かないで |
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| Desire | 除きたい | 除きたくない |
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| Potential | 除ける | 除けない |
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| Passive | 除かれる | 除かれない |
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| Causative | 除かせる | 除かせない |
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| Causative passive | 除かせられるalso 除かされる | 除かせられないalso 除かされない |
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| Volitional | 除こう | |
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| Polite volitional | 除きましょう | |
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| Imperative | 除け | 除くな |
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| Conditional | 除けば | 除かなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 除いたら | 除かなかったら |
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I remove the dust from the desk.
I prepared thoroughly to get rid of my anxiety.
Usage patterns
邪魔を除くto remove an obstacle
I removed the obstacles before starting the work.
不安を除くto eliminate anxiety or worry
The doctor's explanation helped eliminate my anxiety.
〈人〉を除いてexcept for someone; excluding someone
Everyone except him attended the meeting.
〈場所〉から〈物〉を除くto remove or exclude something from a place or group
I removed his name from the list.
除く means to exclude or leave something out, the direct opposite of 含める's sense of including something in a scope or total.
