欺く
あざむく
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool- to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 欺くあざむく | 欺きますあざむきます |
| Negative | 欺かないあざむかない | 欺きませんあざむきません |
| Past | 欺いたあざむいた | 欺きましたあざむきました |
| Past negative | 欺かなかったあざむかなかった | 欺きませんでしたあざむきませんでした |
| Te-form | 欺いてあざむいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 欺けるあざむける |
| Passive | 欺かれるあざむかれる |
| Causative | 欺かせるあざむかせる |
| Volitional | 欺こうあざむこう |
| Imperative | 欺けあざむけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 欺けばあざむけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 欺いたらあざむいたら |
Example sentences
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She fooled him.
自分を欺いています。
It's one's self I'm deceiving.
自分を欺くのはやめましょう。
Stop deluding yourself.
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He is above deceiving others.
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I felt resentment against my uncle for deceiving me.
More examples (4)
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It is more ignominious to mistrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
嘘をつくというのは自分自身を欺くことであり、他人の目に映るあなたは、あなたではない架空の誰かなのだ。
To lie is to deceive oneself. The impression you give to others is not really you, but a person who doesn't really exist.
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It is no use trying to deceive me.
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He is not above deceiving others to get his way.