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もがく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | もがく | もがかない |
| Polite | もがきます | もがきません |
| Past polite | もがきました | もがきませんでした |
| Past | もがいた | もがかなかった |
| Te-form | もがいて | もがかないで |
| Desire | もがきたい | もがきたくない |
| Potential | もがける | もがけない |
| Passive | もがかれる | もがかれない |
| Causative | もがかせる | もがかせない |
| Causative passive | もがかせられるalso もがかされる | もがかせられないalso もがかされない |
| Volitional | もがこう | |
| Polite volitional | もがきましょう | |
| Imperative | もがけ | もがくな |
| Conditional | もがけば | もがかなければ |
| Tara conditional | もがいたら | もがかなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
usually written using kana alone
Physical struggling or thrashing, often against a restraint or in pain.
The caught fish is struggling desperately in the net.
He writhed in pain, struggling in agony.
2
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
struggle; make desperate efforts
usually written using kana alone
Figurative use: trying frantically to overcome a difficult situation, often with limited success.
He is struggling to pay off his debts.
The team struggled to escape last place, but ended up losing.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で藻掻くto thrash about / struggle in a place
I was about to drown and thrashed about in the water.
- 〈事〉から逃れようと藻掻くto struggle desperately to escape from something
He was struggling desperately to escape his debts.
- 必死に藻掻くto struggle frantically
He struggled frantically to turn the sinking company around.
- 藻掻いても〜ないno matter how hard one struggles, ~ doesn't happen
No matter how hard I struggled, the situation didn't change.