動かす

うごかす

To move, to set in motion

N3verb·ugokasu

How to remember it

Transitive partner of 動く (ugoku, to move) — うごかす means YOU move something else.

Example sentences

  • 重い箱を動かした。

    おもいはこをうごかした。

    I moved the heavy box.

  • 毎日体を動かしています。

    まいにちからだをうごかしています。

    I move my body (exercise) every day.

Usage

Transitive — the mover is the subject, the moved thing takes を.

Related words

動く動き止める止まる

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