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浚う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浚う | 浚わない |
| Polite | 浚います | 浚いません |
| Past polite | 浚いました | 浚いませんでした |
| Past | 浚った | 浚わなかった |
| Te-form | 浚って | 浚わないで |
| Desire | 浚いたい | 浚いたくない |
| Potential | 浚える | 浚えない |
| Passive | 浚われる | 浚われない |
| Causative | 浚わせる | 浚わせない |
| Causative passive | 浚わせられるalso 浚わされる | 浚わせられないalso 浚わされない |
| Volitional | 浚おう | |
| Polite volitional | 浚いましょう | |
| Imperative | 浚え | 浚うな |
| Conditional | 浚えば | 浚わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浚ったら | 浚わなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-u), transitive verb
dredge; sweep away; wash away
usually written using kana alone
Used for removing silt, debris, or water from a channel, river, or ditch; also for sweeping or washing things away in a broader sense.
They dredge the riverbed to improve the water flow.
The heavy rain washed away the mud on the road.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉を浚うto dredge a place (river, ditch, well, etc.)
After the heavy rain, they dredged the riverbed to remove the mud.
- 〈物〉を浚うto dredge up or scoop out accumulated matter (mud, debris, etc.)
The contractor dredged the mud from the bottom of the pool.
- 波が〈物・人〉を浚うa wave sweeps something or someone away
A huge wave swept across the deck of the fishing boat.