食い繋ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 食い繋ぐ | 食い繋がない |
| Polite | 食い繋ぎます | 食い繋ぎません |
| Past polite | 食い繋ぎました | 食い繋ぎませんでした |
| Past | 食い繋いだ | 食い繋がなかった |
| Te-form | 食い繋いで | 食い繋がないで |
| Desire | 食い繋ぎたい | 食い繋ぎたくない |
| Potential | 食い繋げる | 食い繋げない |
| Passive | 食い繋がれる | 食い繋がれない |
| Causative | 食い繋がせる | 食い繋がせない |
| Causative passive | 食い繋がせられるalso 食い繋がされる | 食い繋がせられないalso 食い繋がされない |
| Volitional | 食い繋ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 食い繋ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 食い繋げ | 食い繋ぐな |
| Conditional | 食い繋げば | 食い繋がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 食い繋いだら | 食い繋がなかったら |
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
ration out and survive on (some food); get by on (limited food)
Focuses on making a small amount of food last, often by eating sparingly or stretching supplies.
We got through the winter by rationing out our small supply of rice.
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
eke out a living; scrape by
Broader sense: barely managing to survive financially or in life, not limited to food. Often implies a hand-to-mouth existence.
I'm barely scraping by with day-labor jobs.