Godan verb (ぐ)
稼ぐかせぐ
kasegu稼ぐ (かせぐ, kasegu) — to earn — is a godan verb ending in ぐ: 稼いで (te-form), 稼いだ (past), 稼がない (negative), 稼ぎます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to make.
How 稼ぐ 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.
が稼がないnegative
ぎ稼ぎますpolite present
ぐ稼ぐdictionary form
げ稼げるpotential稼げばif
ご稼ごうvolitional
The て and た forms · ぐ → いで, いだ
い稼いでte-form稼いだ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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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 稼ぐ かせぐ kasegu | |
| past I earned some money. | 稼いだ かせいだ kaseida | |
| negative I don't earn money. | 稼がない かせがない kaseganai | |
| te-form I earn money and … | 稼いで かせいで kaseide | |
| past negative | 稼がなかった かせがなかった kaseganakatta | |
| volitional Let's earn some money. | 稼ごう かせごう kasegou | |
| potential I can earn money. | 稼げる かせげる kasegeru | |
| cond. ば If I earn money, ... | 稼げば かせげば kasegeba | |
| cond. たら When I earn money, ... | 稼いだら かせいだら kaseidara | |
| passive N2 | 稼がれる かせがれる kasegareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone earn money. | 稼がせる かせがせる kasegaseru | |
| imperative N1 Go earn some money! | 稼げ かせげ kasege |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 稼ぎます かせぎます kasegimasu | |
| past I earned some money. | 稼ぎました かせぎました kasegimashita | |
| negative I don't earn money. | 稼ぎません かせぎません kasegimasen | |
| past negative | 稼ぎませんでした かせぎませんでした kasegimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's earn some money. | 稼ぎましょう かせぎましょう kasegimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm earning money. | 稼いでいる かせいでいる kaseideiru | |
| ていた I was earning money. | 稼いでいた かせいでいた kaseideita | |
| ています I'm earning money. | 稼いでいます かせいでいます kaseideimasu | |
| ていました I was earning money. | 稼いでいました かせいでいました kaseideimashita |