嗅ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 嗅ぐ | 嗅がない |
| Polite | 嗅ぎます | 嗅ぎません |
| Past polite | 嗅ぎました | 嗅ぎませんでした |
| Past | 嗅いだ | 嗅がなかった |
| Te-form | 嗅いで | 嗅がないで |
| Desire | 嗅ぎたい | 嗅ぎたくない |
| Potential | 嗅げる | 嗅げない |
| Passive | 嗅がれる | 嗅がれない |
| Causative | 嗅がせる | 嗅がせない |
| Causative passive | 嗅がせられるalso 嗅がされる | 嗅がせられないalso 嗅がされない |
| Volitional | 嗅ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 嗅ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 嗅げ | 嗅ぐな |
| Conditional | 嗅げば | 嗅がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 嗅いだら | 嗅がなかったら |
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Transitive verb for deliberately inhaling through the nose to detect a scent. Often used for smelling flowers, food, or checking for odors.
I tried smelling the scent of the flower.
Let's first sniff the milk to see if it's gone bad.
He smelled the flower's scent.
The dog is sniffing the ground.
The puppy sniffed around, snuffling.
sniff out; catch the scent of