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研ぐ

to sharpen

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Conjugation of 研ぐ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: clean a surface, knife, polish, wash, whet an ax, wash rice
私/俺
Present informal tense
研ぐ
togu
I sharpen
Present informal negative tense
研がない
toganai
I don't sharpen
Present formal tense
研ぎます
togimasu
I sharpen
Present formal negative tense
研ぎません
togimasen
I do not sharpen
私/俺
Past informal tense
研いだ
toida
I sharpened
Past informal negative tense
研がなかった
toganakatta
I didn't sharpen
Past formal tense
研ぎました
togimashita
I sharpen
Past formal negative tense
研ぎませんでした
togimasen deshita
I did not sharpen
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
研げ
toge
sharpen
Imperative negative mood
研ぐな
togu na
don't sharpen
Imperative formal mood
研いでください
toide kudasai
please sharpen
Imperative formal negative mood
研がないでください
toganai dekudasai
please do not sharpen
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
研いで
toide
sharpen
Passive stem
研がれる
togareru
sharpened
Hypothetical tense
研げ
toge
if I sharpened
Hypothetical conditional stem
研げば
togeba
sharpened
私/俺
Volitional stem
研ごう
togō
will sharpen
Potential stem
研げる
togeru
sharpened
Continuative stem
研ぎ
togi
sharpening
Causative stem
研がせる
togaseru
allow to sharpen
私/俺
Imperfective stem
研が
toga
sharpen

Examples of 研ぐ

手を伸ばすが、棘（とげ）に刺される 3滴の血が滴り

Reaching for it, she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell.

お妃は雪を眺めていた 寒さに逆らい咲きかけた一輪のバラを見つけ 手を伸ばすが、棘（とげ）に刺される

Once upon a time, in deep winter, a queen was admiring the falling snow when she saw a rose blooming in defiance of the cold.

―何、何？ ―とげ！

- What, what?