Godan verb (ぐ)
剥ぐはぐ
hagu剥ぐ (はぐ, hagu) — to tear off — is a godan verb ending in ぐ: 剥いで (te-form), 剥いだ (past), 剥がない (negative), 剥ぎます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to peel off; to rip off.
How 剥ぐ conjugates · godan ぐ-verb
Only the last kana changes: ぐ becomes が, ぎ, げ or ご.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
が剥がないnegative
ぎ剥ぎますpolite present
ぐ剥ぐdictionary form
げ剥げるpotential剥げばif
ご剥ごうvolitional
The て and た forms · ぐ → いで, いだ
い剥いでte-form剥いだpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every く- and ぐ-verb changes the same way there; only 行く is different.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 剥ぐ はぐ hagu | |
| past N5 I peeled it off. | 剥いだ はいだ haida | |
| negative N5 I don't tear it off. | 剥がない はがない haganai | |
| te-form N5 I peel it off and … | 剥いで はいで haide | |
| past negative N4 | 剥がなかった はがなかった haganakatta | |
| volitional N4 | 剥ごう はごう hagou | |
| potential N3 | 剥げる はげる hageru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I tear it off, ... | 剥げば はげば hageba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I tear it off, ... | 剥いだら はいだら haidara | |
| passive N2 | 剥がれる はがれる hagareru | |
| causative N2 | 剥がせる はがせる hagaseru | |
| imperative N1 Tear it off! | 剥げ はげ hage |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 剥ぎます はぎます hagimasu | |
| past N5 I peeled it off. | 剥ぎました はぎました hagimashita | |
| negative N5 I don't tear it off. | 剥ぎません はぎません hagimasen | |
| past negative N4 | 剥ぎませんでした はぎませんでした hagimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 | 剥ぎましょう はぎましょう hagimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm tearing it off. | 剥いでいる はいでいる haideiru | |
| ていた N4 I was tearing it off. | 剥いでいた はいでいた haideita | |
| ています N4 I'm tearing it off. | 剥いでいます はいでいます haideimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was tearing it off. | 剥いでいました はいでいました haideimashita |