近寄る
ちかよる
to approach; to draw near
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to approach; to draw near
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 近寄るちかよる | 近寄りますちかよります |
| Negative | 近寄らないちかよらない | 近寄りませんちかよりません |
| Past | 近寄ったちかよった | 近寄りましたちかよりました |
| Past negative | 近寄らなかったちかよらなかった | 近寄りませんでしたちかよりませんでした |
| Te-form | 近寄ってちかよって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 近寄れるちかよれる |
| Passive | 近寄られるちかよられる |
| Causative | 近寄らせるちかよらせる |
| Volitional | 近寄ろうちかよろう |
| Imperative | 近寄れちかよれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 近寄ればちかよれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 近寄ったらちかよったら |
Example sentences
犬に近寄るな。
Don't go near the dog.
俺に近寄るな。
Don't come near me.
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The president is difficult to approach.
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No one went near him.
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Don't approach the dog.
More examples (10)
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Don't approach the dog.
あいつらに近寄るんじゃない。
Don't go near them.
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He went up to her and they shook hands.
変なおじさんが近寄ってきました。
A strange man came up to us.
あの部屋には近寄るんじゃないぞ。
Don't go anywhere near that room.
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A stranger came up to me and asked me the time.
みんなから近寄りがたいってよく言われます。
I'm often told that I'm hard to approach.
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Please see to it that children do not go near the pond.
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Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
噛みつくといけないのでそのブルドッグに近寄るな。
Don't go near the bulldog. You wouldn't want him to bite you.