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揺るぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 揺るぐ | 揺るがない |
| Polite | 揺るぎます | 揺るぎません |
| Past polite | 揺るぎました | 揺るぎませんでした |
| Past | 揺るいだ | 揺るがなかった |
| Te-form | 揺るいで | 揺るがないで |
| Desire | 揺るぎたい | 揺るぎたくない |
| Potential | 揺るげる | 揺るげない |
| Passive | 揺るがれる | 揺るがれない |
| Causative | 揺るがせる | 揺るがせない |
| Causative passive | 揺るがせられるalso 揺るがされる | 揺るがせられないalso 揺るがされない |
| Volitional | 揺るごう | |
| Polite volitional | 揺るぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 揺るげ | 揺るぐな |
| Conditional | 揺るげば | 揺るがなければ |
| Tara conditional | 揺るいだら | 揺るがなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
Physical use for something large or foundational shaking or seeming unstable. It is more written or dramatic than the everyday verb 揺れる.
The ground shook in the earthquake.
2
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
waver; be shaken; become unstable
Common figurative use for confidence, belief, status, authority, or foundations becoming unstable; also frequent in the negative form 揺るがない, meaning unshaken or unwavering.
His position was shaken by that testimony.
Her convictions did not waver in the face of any criticism.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が揺るぐfor something large or foundational to shake or tremble
The ground shook violently in the strong earthquake.
- 〈事〉が揺るぐfor one's confidence, position, or belief to waver or become unstable
His conviction never wavered until the very end.
Expressions
- 貧乏揺るぎもしないcompletely motionless; totally still