背く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背
Grade: 6

Alternative forms

反く, 叛く

Etymology

Verb

背く (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana そむく, rōmaji somuku)

be contrary
defy; ignore; run counter to; break a rule
betray one's party or country; go back on someone; break an agreement

Conjugation

Conjugation of "背く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	背か	そむか	somuka
Continuative (連用形)	背き	そむき	somuki
Terminal (終止形)	背く	そむく	somuku
Attributive (連体形)	背く	そむく	somuku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	背け	そむけ	somuke
Imperative (命令形)	背け	そむけ	somuke
Key constructions
Passive	背かれる	そむかれる	somukareru
Causative	背かせる背かす	そむかせるそむかす	somukaseru somukasu
Potential	背ける	そむける	somukeru
Volitional	背こう	そむこう	somukō
Negative	背かない	そむかない	somukanai
Negative continuative	背かず	そむかず	somukazu
Formal	背きます	そむきます	somukimasu
Perfective	背いた	そむいた	somuita
Conjunctive	背いて	そむいて	somuite
Hypothetical conditional	背けば	そむけば	somukeba

Synonyms

(be contrary): 反 (はん)する (hansuru)

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