嗅ぐ|かぐkagu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto sniff; to smell
    犬いぬは見知みしらぬ人ひとの匂においをかいだ。↗
    The dog sniffed at the stranger.
Conjugation
Dictionary form嗅ぐ(かぐ)
Polite (masu)嗅ぎます(かぎます)
Negative (nai)嗅がない(かがない)
polite (masen)嗅ぎません(かぎません)
classical zu / nu嗅がず・嗅がぬ(かがず・かがぬ)
Past (ta)嗅いだ(かいだ)
polite (mashita)嗅ぎました(かぎました)
Past negative (nakatta)嗅がなかった(かがなかった)
polite (masen deshita)嗅ぎませんでした(かぎませんでした)
Te form嗅いで(かいで)
Potential嗅げる(かげる)
Passive嗅がれる(かがれる)
Causative嗅がせる(かがせる)
Causative passive嗅がせられる・嗅がされる(かがせられる・かがされる)
Conditional (ba)嗅げば(かげば)
tara嗅いだら(かいだら)
Volitional嗅ごう(かごう)
polite (mashou)嗅ぎましょう(かぎましょう)
Imperative嗅げ(かげ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. 鼻はなで空気くうきを吸すったり、鼻はなを対象物たいしょうぶつに近ちかづけたりして匂においを感かんじる。嗅覚きゅうかくを使つかう。
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