嫁ぐ|とつぐtotsugu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto have sexual intercourse
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 嫁ぐ（とつぐ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 嫁ぎます（とつぎます） |
| Negative (nai) | 嫁がない（とつがない） |
| polite (masen) | 嫁ぎません（とつぎません） |
| classical zu / nu | 嫁がず・嫁がぬ（とつがず・とつがぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 嫁いだ（とついだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 嫁ぎました（とつぎました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 嫁がなかった（とつがなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 嫁ぎませんでした（とつぎませんでした） |
| Te form | 嫁いで（とついで） |
| Potential | 嫁げる（とつげる） |
| Passive | 嫁がれる（とつがれる） |
| Causative | 嫁がせる（とつがせる） |
| Causative passive | 嫁がせられる・嫁がされる（とつがせられる・とつがされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 嫁げば（とつげば） |
| tara | 嫁いだら（とついだら） |
| Volitional | 嫁ごう（とつごう） |
| polite (mashou) | 嫁ぎましょう（とつぎましょう） |
| Imperative | 嫁げ（とつげ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym結婚けっこんNeutral「結婚」is the most general word for marriage, used for either partner and the everyday first choice; 「嫁ぐ」stresses a woman marrying into her husband's family.
- Synonym縁付くえんづくWritten「縁付く」covers both a woman marrying out and a man marrying into a family, and is rare even in written prose; 「嫁ぐ」is only for a woman joining her husband's family.
- Synonym輿入れこしいれWritten「輿入れ」is a noun (also 「輿入れする」) for a woman marrying into her husband's family, or the bridal procession itself; it sounds old-fashioned and solemn.
- Synonym嫁入るよめいるWritten「嫁入る」also means a woman marrying into her husband's family, the same as 「嫁ぐ」, but it is rarely used; people normally say 「嫁ぐ」or 「嫁に行く」.
- Synonym嫁するかするWritten「嫁する」is a written word for a woman marrying out, and it can also mean shifting blame, as in 「責任を他に嫁する」— a sense 「嫁ぐ」does not have.
- Related婚姻こんいんFormal「婚姻」is the formal, legal term for two people becoming husband and wife, with no distinction of gender, as in 「婚姻届」; 「嫁ぐ」covers only a woman marrying out.
- Related一緒になるいっしょになるCasual「一緒になる」is a colloquial, tactful way to say two people become a couple, regardless of gender; its literal sense is things coming or merging together.
- Related結ばれるむすばれるNeutral「結ばれる」says a man and woman become husband and wife, stressing that they are finally joined, with a romantic tinge; literally it means being tied together.
- Antonym娶るめとるWritten「娶る」is for a man taking a woman as his wife, the opposite direction from 「嫁ぐ」, and it has a distinctly written flavor.
Use 「嫁ぐ」 when a woman marries into her husband's family, as in 「娘が嫁ぐ」. In everyday speech, 「結婚する」 is the default for marriage; for a man taking a wife, use 「娶る」; in legal or formal contexts, 「婚姻」. The other words are rare, old-fashioned or stylistic alternatives.
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