下ぐ
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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下 |
さ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Verb
下ぐ • (sagu) transitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to lower
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "下ぐ" (ガ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | |||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 下げ | さげ | sage |
Continuative (連用形) | 下げ | さげ | sage |
Terminal (終止形) | 下ぐ | さぐ | sagu |
Attributive (連体形) | 下ぐる | さぐる | saguru |
Realis (已然形) | 下ぐれ | さぐれ | sagure |
Imperative (命令形) | 下げよ | さげよ | sageyo |
Key constructions | |||
Negative | 下げず | さげず | sagezu |
Contrasting conjunction | 下ぐれど | さぐれど | saguredo |
Causal conjunction | 下ぐれば | さぐれば | sagureba |
Conditional conjunction | 下げば | さげば | sageba |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 下げき | さげき | sageki |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 下げけり | さげけり | sagekeri |
Perfect tense (conscious action) | 下げつ | さげつ | sagetu |
Perfect tense (natural event) | 下げぬ | さげぬ | sagenu |
Perfect-continuative tense | 下げたり | さげたり | sagetari |
Derived terms
- 下げる (sageru, transitive, modern form)
- 下がる (sagaru, intransitive, modern form)