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退く
Readings
ひく hiku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending Intransitive verb See also: 引く・17 also written as 引く to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat See also: 引く・18 usu. written as 引く to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling) to resign, to retire, to quit
Present, Future 退く, 退きます [does], will [do] 退かない, 退きません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 退いた, 退きました [did] 退かなかった, 退きませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 退いて, 退きまして 退かないで, 退きませんで 退かなくて Progressive 退いている, 退いています [doing], to be [doing] 退いていない, 退いていません not [doing] Volitional 退こう, 退きましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 退くまい, 退きますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 退け, 退きなさい [do] ! 退くな, 退きなさるな don't [do] ! Request 退いてください please [do] 退かないでください please don't [do] Provisional 退けば if X [does], if X [is ~] 退かなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 退いたら, 退きましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 退かなかったら, 退きませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 退ける, 退けます be able to [do], can [do] 退けない, 退けません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 退かれる, 退かれます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 退かれない, 退かれません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 退かせる, 退かせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 退かせない, 退かせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 退かせられる, 退かせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 退かせられない, 退かせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 退きたい want to [do] 退きたくない don't want to [do]