Ichidan verb
向けるむける
mukeru向ける (むける, mukeru) — to turn — is an ichidan verb: 向けて (te-form), 向けた (past), 向けない (negative), 向けます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to face; to point.
How 向ける conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 向け. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
向ける
dropsstem + ending
向けない向けないnegative · I don't point it at anything.
向けます向けますpolite present
向けて向けてte-form · I point it at something and …
向けた向けたpast · I pointed it at something.
向けられる向けられるpotential · I can point it at something.
向ければ向ければif · If I turn it toward something, ...
向けよう向けようvolitional · Let's point it at something!
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
N2 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 向ける むける mukeru | |
| past I pointed it at something. | 向けた むけた muketa | |
| negative I don't point it at anything. | 向けない むけない mukenai | |
| te-form I point it at something and … | 向けて むけて mukete | |
| past negative I didn't point it at anything. | 向けなかった むけなかった mukenakatta | |
| volitional Let's point it at something! | 向けよう むけよう mukeyou | |
| potential I can point it at something. | 向けられる むけられる mukerareru | |
| cond. ば If I turn it toward something, ... | 向ければ むければ mukereba | |
| cond. たら If I point it at something, ... | 向けたら むけたら muketara | |
| passive N2 It gets pointed at someone. | 向けられる むけられる mukerareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone point it at something. | 向けさせる むけさせる mukesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Point it at something! | 向けろ むけろ mukero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 向けます むけます mukemasu | |
| past I pointed it at something. | 向けました むけました mukemashita | |
| negative I don't point it at anything. | 向けません むけません mukemasen | |
| past negative I didn't point it at anything. | 向けませんでした むけませんでした mukemasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's point it at something! | 向けましょう むけましょう mukemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm pointing it at something. | 向けている むけている muketeiru | |
| ていた I was pointing it at something. | 向けていた むけていた muketeita | |
| ています I'm pointing it at something. | 向けています むけています muketeimasu | |
| ていました I was pointing it at something. | 向けていました むけていました muketeimashita |