To Turn Something Towards
To Point Something At
transitive verb, ichidan verb
You know that 向く means "to face" or "to turn towards", and this verb is related. This is a transitive verb, meaning it takes a direct object. It's when someone turns or points something. That something doesn't just turn on its own. So this verb means to turn something towards or to point something at.
In order to remember that this word means "to turn something towards," focus on the け. You have a bottle of ketchup in your hands and you're turning it toward your worst enemy to spray them. Picture yourself pointing the ketchup toward them.
The reading for this one is the same as 向く which you learned in a previous level. As long as you know that one you should be able to learn this one's reading as well.
もう少し後ろに向けることは出来ますか？
Can you turn it towards the back a little more?
スマホじゃなくて子どもに、目を向けてあげて下さい。
Please look at your child, not your smartphone.
来年の夏のJLPTに向けて活用形を学んでいます。
I am learning the conjugation forms for the JLPT next summer.