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研ぐ[とぐ] (togu)

to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #17124 most frequent

Meaning

研ぐ (とぐ, togu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

包丁ほうちょうを研とぐとよく切きれるようになります

If you sharpen it, the kitchen knife cuts well.

猫ねこが柱はしらでつめを研といでいた。

A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.

彼かれはナイフを研といでいました。

He was sharpening a knife.

彼女かのじょはいつも人ひとに対たいしてやいばをといでいます。

She always has some axe to grind.

Conjugation table

研ぐ (とぐ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary研ぐ とぐtogu
Negative研がない とがないtoganai
Past研いだ といだtoida
Past negative研がなかった とがなかったtoganakatta
Polite (ます)研ぎます とぎますtogimasu
Polite negative研ぎません とぎませんtogimasen
Polite past研ぎました とぎましたtogimashita
Polite past negative研ぎませんでした とぎませんでしたtogimasendeshita
Te-form研いで といでtoide
Conditional (ば)研げば とげばtogeba
Conditional (たら)研いだら といだらtoidara
Potential研げる とげるtogeru
Passive研がれる とがれるtogareru
Causative研がせる とがせるtogaseru
Causative-passive研がせられる とがせられるtogaserareru
Volitional研ごう とごうtogou
Volitional polite研ぎましょう とぎましょうtogimashou
Imperative研げ とげtoge
Desire (たい)研ぎたい とぎたいtogitai

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