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JAPANESE VERB

どかす

to move something out of the way

  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI move something out of the way
NegativeI don’t move something out of the way

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI moved something out of the way
NegativeI didn’t move something out of the way

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formmoving something out of the way, and…
Doing now (て います)I am moving something out of the way
Please (て ください)please move something out of the way

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can move something out of the way
NegativeI can’t move something out of the way

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to move something out of the way
NegativeI don’t want to move something out of the way

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s move something out of the way

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I move something out of the way
  2. If, when (たら) if I move something out of the way

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) move something out of the way (do it)
  2. Plain command move something out of the way!
  3. Please don’t please don’t move something out of the way

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am moved something out of the way
CausativeI make someone move something out of the way

How to use どかす

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    ろうか の はこ は、 こんばん どかします。

    I'll move the boxes out of the hallway tonight.

  2. Past

    げんかん の くつ を、 ぜんぶ どかした。

    I moved all the shoes out of the entrance.

  3. Te-form

    すみません、 じてんしゃ を どかして もらえます か？

    Excuse me, could you move your bicycle?

  4. Potential

    この たな は おもくて、 ひとり で は どかせません。

    This shelf is heavy, I can't move it alone.

  5. Want to

    テレビ の まえ の はこ を、 どかしたい。

    I want to move the boxes in front of the TV.

  6. Volitional

    そうじ の まえ に、 いす を どかそう。

    Let's move the chairs before cleaning.

  7. Conditional

    くるま を どかせば、 トラック が とおれます。

    If you move the car, the truck can get through.

  8. Commands and requests

    おもちゃ を どかしなさい、 ふむ と あぶない から。

    Move the toys, someone could step on them.

  9. Passive and causative

    かって に、 ぼく の にもつ を どかされた。

    Someone moved my luggage without asking.

Good to know

  • どかす is you moving something aside: くるま を どかす. どく is to move aside yourself: ちょっと どいて, "move over".
  • ろうか の じてんしゃ を どかして ください is what a landlord or a neighbour will say to you.

Where you hear どかす

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Advanced Level 2

  • じてんしゃ、 ろうか から どかして。 Move the bicycle out of the hallway.
  • きょう、 じてんしゃ を どかした。 Today I moved the bicycle out of the way.
  • あした、 はこ を どかします。 Tomorrow I'll move the boxes out of the way.
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The neighbour's charm

Advanced Level 2 · すみません。 きょう、 どかします。

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