Remove, exclude in Japanese 🇯🇵

のぞく info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:

– Think of "no zoo" when you want to remember "のぞく" (nozoKu); imagine excluding animals by not going to the zoo.
– Picture "peeking" into a room to decide whether to exclude something or someone, as "のぞく" can also mean "to peek".

Explanations:

– のぞく (nozoku) is a verb that means "to exclude," "to remove," or "to peek."

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:

– 除く (のぞく, nozoku) – to remove, to exclude
– 抜く (ぬく, nuku) – to pull out, to exclude

Different Conjugations:

– Infinitive (Dictionary Form): のぞく (nozoku)
– Present: のぞきます (nozokimasu)
– Past: のぞいた (nozoita)
– Future: のぞくでしょう (nozoku deshou) or のぞきます (nozokimasu)
– Negative: のぞかない (nozokanai)
– Negative Past: のぞかなかった (nozokanakatta)
– Te-Form: のぞいて (nozoite)

Examples of Sentences:

1. 彼は鍵穴から部屋をのぞいた。
Kare wa kagiana kara heya o nozoita.
(He peeked into the room through the keyhole.)

2. このリストから名前をのぞいてください。
Kono risuto kara namae o nozoite kudasai.
(Please exclude the name from this list.)

3. 週末は休みをのぞいて毎日働きます。
Shūmatsu wa yasumi o nozoite mainichi hatarakimasu.
(I work every day except on weekends.)

By focusing on imagining scenarios where you exclude or peek at something, it becomes easier to remember the usage of "のぞく."

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