漕ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 漕ぐ | 漕がない |
| Polite | 漕ぎます | 漕ぎません |
| Past polite | 漕ぎました | 漕ぎませんでした |
| Past | 漕いだ | 漕がなかった |
| Te-form | 漕いで | 漕がないで |
| Desire | 漕ぎたい | 漕ぎたくない |
| Potential | 漕げる | 漕げない |
| Passive | 漕がれる | 漕がれない |
| Causative | 漕がせる | 漕がせない |
| Causative passive | 漕がせられるalso 漕がされる | 漕がせられないalso 漕がされない |
| Volitional | 漕ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 漕ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 漕げ | 漕ぐな |
| Conditional | 漕げば | 漕がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 漕いだら | 漕がなかったら |
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Used for propelling a boat with oars or paddles. Covers rowing, sculling, and pulling oars.
彼は湖でボートを漕いだ。
He rowed a boat on the lake.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Used for pedaling a bicycle or similar vehicle. The object is often 自転車.
I pedal my bicycle to the station every morning.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Used for swinging on a swing. The object is usually ブランコ.
The children played by swinging on the swings at the park.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Used for operating a hand pump or similar device with a repetitive back-and-forth motion.
I worked the well pump to draw water.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
push through (thicket, snow, etc.)
Used for forcing one's way through dense vegetation, deep snow, or similar obstacles with a repetitive pushing motion.
We pushed our way through the deep snow.
I rowed the boat across the lake with the oars.
I pedal my bicycle to school every morning.
A child is swinging on the swing in the park.
I worked the hand pump to draw water.
We pushed our way through the deep snow to the mountain hut.
row up to; row alongside