動く
うごく
to move
Ugoku (動く) is a godan verb meaning "to move". Its polite form is 動きます (ugokimasu), its te form is 動いて (ugoite), its past form is 動いた (ugoita), and its negative form is 動かない (ugokanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Ugoku (動く) conjugation quick reference
動く means "to move". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Ugoku example sentences
車が動きます。
The car moves.
エレベーターが動きません。
The elevator doesn't move.
ロボットは昨日動きました。
The robot moved yesterday.
How to use Ugoku: grammar notes
•Use が with 動く to show what is moving — for example, 車が動く means "The car moves."
•Don’t use を with 動く — it’s an intransitive verb, so it doesn’t take a direct object.
•To say something "won’t move," use the negative form 動かない — for example, ドアが動かない means "The door won’t move."
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Ugoku
体が動かない（からだがうごかない）
My body won’t move / I can’t move
機械が動いている（きかいがうごいている）
The machine is working / running
電車が動き出した（でんしゃがうごきだした）
The train has started moving
Ugoku (動く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 動く | ugoku |
| Masu Form | 動きます | ugokimasu |
| Te Form | 動いて | ugoite |
| Past Form | 動いた | ugoita |
| Negative Form | 動かない | ugokanai |
| Past Negative | 動かなかった | ugokanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 動きます | ugokimasu |
| Polite Past | 動きました | ugokimashita |
| Polite Negative | 動きません | ugokimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 動きませんでした | ugokimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 動ける | ugokeru |
| Passive Form | 動かれる | ugokareru |
| Causative Form | 動かせる | ugokaseru |
| Causative Passive | 動かされる | ugokasareru |
| Volitional Form | 動こう | ugokou |
| Imperative Form | 動け | ugoke |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 動けば | ugokeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 動いたら | ugoitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 動いている | ugoiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 動きたい | ugokitai |
| Prohibition | 動くな | ugokuna |