What does ~めく mean?
~めく is a Japanese verb meaning “to show signs of ~, to seem ~” in English. It is written as ~めく in hiragana, and ~meku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
恐れ入りますが席をちょっとお詰めください。
Excuse me, but could you scoot over a little bit, please?
Conjugation of ~めく
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | ~めく | ~めかない |
| Plain past | ~めいた | ~めかなかった |
| Polite | ~めきます | ~めきません |
| Polite past | ~めきました | ~めきませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form~めいて
Potential~めける
Passive~めかれる
Volitional~めこう
Causative~めかせる
Conditional~めけば