げんをかつぐ

げんをかつぐ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
験を担ぐ 験をかつぐ げんを担ぐ ゲンを担ぐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ o̞ ka̠t͡sɨᵝɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

げんをかつぐ or ゲンをかつぐ • (gen o katsugu) godan (stem げんをかつぎ (gen o katsugi), past げんをかついだ (gen o katsuida))

1. to be superstitious

Conjugation

Conjugation of "げんをかつぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	げんをかつが	げんをかつが	gen o katsuga
Continuative (連用形)	げんをかつぎ	げんをかつぎ	gen o katsugi
Terminal (終止形)	げんをかつぐ	げんをかつぐ	gen o katsugu
Attributive (連体形)	げんをかつぐ	げんをかつぐ	gen o katsugu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	げんをかつげ	げんをかつげ	gen o katsuge
Imperative (命令形)	げんをかつげ	げんをかつげ	gen o katsuge
Key constructions
Passive	げんをかつがれる	げんをかつがれる	gen o katsugareru
Causative	げんをかつがせる げんをかつがす	げんをかつがせる げんをかつがす	gen o katsugaseru gen o katsugasu
Potential	げんをかつげる	げんをかつげる	gen o katsugeru
Volitional	げんをかつごう	げんをかつごう	gen o katsugō
Negative	げんをかつがない	げんをかつがない	gen o katsuganai
Negative continuative	げんをかつがず	げんをかつがず	gen o katsugazu
Formal	げんをかつぎます	げんをかつぎます	gen o katsugimasu
Perfective	げんをかついだ	げんをかついだ	gen o katsuida
Conjunctive	げんをかついで	げんをかついで	gen o katsuide
Hypothetical conditional	げんをかつげば	げんをかつげば	gen o katsugeba

Synonyms

• 縁起(えんぎ)を担(かつ)ぐ (engi o katsugu)

Related terms

• 験担(げんかつ)ぎ (gen-katsugi)