そぐ・削ぐ・殺ぐsogu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto chip (off); to shave off; to slice off; to cut off
- godan verb, transitive verbto sharpen
- godan verb, transitive verbto dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce; to diminish; to weaken; to spoil
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | そぐ |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | そぎます |
| Negative (nai) | そがない |
| polite (masen) | そぎません |
| classical zu / nu | そがず・そがぬ |
| Past (ta) | そいだ |
| polite (mashita) | そぎました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | そがなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | そぎませんでした |
| Te form | そいで |
| Potential | そげる |
| Passive | そがれる |
| Causative | そがせる |
| Causative passive | そがせられる・そがされる |
| Conditional (ba) | そげば |
| tara | そいだら |
| Volitional | そごう |
| polite (mashou) | そぎましょう |
| Imperative | そげ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
角が削げる
角を削ぐ
削げる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 角が削げる, while 削ぐ foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 角を削ぐ.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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