Japanese 向け(むけ) grammar muke
Let’s learn Japanese 向け(むけ) grammar muke :
JLPT level : N3
Formation :
N＋向けの＋N
N＋向けに
Meaning and how to use :
1.The thing standing after ”向けの” is created for the one standing before it.
Only used with: N＋向けの＋N
For example
わが会社は子供向けの独別なおもちゃを作った。
Waga kaisha wa kodomo muke no doku betsu na omocha o tsukutta.
Our company has created toy for children.
忙しい人向けの英語クラスを開いた。
isogashii hito muke no eigo kurasu o hirai ta.
I opened an English class for busy people.
彼は太った人向けの服を作った。
kare wa futotta hito muke no fuku o tsukutta.
He makes clothings for fat people
2. ”make N an object to do something”
Only used with: N＋向けに
For example
初心者向けにガイド本を書いた。
shoshinsha muke ni gaido hon o kai ta.
I wrote a guide book aiming at beginners.
研究者は癌を掛ける人向けに新しい薬を発明した。
kenkyū sha wa gan o kakeru hito muke ni atarashii kusuri o hatsumei shi ta.
Scientists has partened the new medicine which aims at people who have liver disease.
動物好きな人向けにクラブを開いた。
dōbutsu suki na hito muke ni kurabu o hirai ta.
I open a club for people who love animals
Related structures :
向けて mukete
向く muku
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