紡ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 紡ぐ | 紡がない |
| Polite | 紡ぎます | 紡ぎません |
| Past polite | 紡ぎました | 紡ぎませんでした |
| Past | 紡いだ | 紡がなかった |
| Te-form | 紡いで | 紡がないで |
| Desire | 紡ぎたい | 紡ぎたくない |
| Potential | 紡げる | 紡げない |
| Passive | 紡がれる | 紡がれない |
| Causative | 紡がせる | 紡がせない |
| Causative passive | 紡がせられるalso 紡がされる | 紡がせられないalso 紡がされない |
| Volitional | 紡ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 紡ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 紡げ | 紡ぐな |
| Conditional | 紡げば | 紡がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 紡いだら | 紡がなかったら |
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
spin; make yarn
Literal sense: drawing out and twisting fibers into thread or yarn. Used for cotton, wool, silk, etc.
My grandmother spins thread every day.
I spun wool and knitted a sweater.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
spin (a tale); weave (words); put together
Figurative use: crafting a story, poem, or message by carefully selecting and arranging words. Often carries a poetic or literary tone.
She wove beautiful words and wrote a poem.
The storyteller began to spin an old tale.
In this region, they spin thread from wool.
The author wove the story with a quiet touch.
The children are weaving the future.