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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 Godan verb with 'ku' ending Intransitive verb See also: 引く・18 usu. written as 引く to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling) Godan verb with 'ku' ending Intransitive verb 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]