片肌脱ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 片肌脱ぐ | 片肌脱がない |
| Polite | 片肌脱ぎます | 片肌脱ぎません |
| Past polite | 片肌脱ぎました | 片肌脱ぎませんでした |
| Past | 片肌脱いだ | 片肌脱がなかった |
| Te-form | 片肌脱いで | 片肌脱がないで |
| Desire | 片肌脱ぎたい | 片肌脱ぎたくない |
| Potential | 片肌脱げる | 片肌脱げない |
| Passive | 片肌脱がれる | 片肌脱がれない |
| Causative | 片肌脱がせる | 片肌脱がせない |
| Causative passive | 片肌脱がせられるalso 片肌脱がされる | 片肌脱がせられないalso 片肌脱がされない |
| Volitional | 片肌脱ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 片肌脱ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 片肌脱げ | 片肌脱ぐな |
| Conditional | 片肌脱げば | 片肌脱がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 片肌脱いだら | 片肌脱がなかったら |
lend a hand; help out; pitch in
Idiomatic expression meaning to actively help someone, often by joining in physical work or making a real effort. Conveys a sense of rolling up one's sleeves and getting involved.
When I moved, my friend pitched in and helped.
Whenever he sees someone in trouble, he immediately lends a hand.
bare one shoulder
Literal meaning of the phrase: to expose one shoulder by slipping off clothing. This literal sense is rarely used in modern conversation; the idiomatic sense is overwhelmingly more common.
During the festival preparations, the men bared one shoulder and carried the portable shrine.