Godan verb (ぐ)
脱ぐぬぐ
nugu脱ぐ (ぬぐ, nugu) — to take off — is a godan verb ending in ぐ: 脱いで (te-form), 脱いだ (past), 脱がない (negative), 脱ぎます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to undress.
How 脱ぐ 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.
が脱がないnegative
ぎ脱ぎますpolite present
ぐ脱ぐdictionary form
げ脱げるpotential脱げばif
ご脱ごうvolitional
The て and た forms · ぐ → いで, いだ
い脱いでte-form脱いだ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 | 脱ぐ ぬぐ nugu | |
| past I took it off. | 脱いだ ぬいだ nuida | |
| negative I don't take it off. | 脱がない ぬがない nuganai | |
| te-form I take it off and … | 脱いで ぬいで nuide | |
| past negative N4 I didn't take it off. | 脱がなかった ぬがなかった nuganakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's take it off. | 脱ごう ぬごう nugou | |
| potential N3 | 脱げる ぬげる nugeru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I take them off, ... | 脱げば ぬげば nugeba | |
| cond. たら N3 If I take it off, ... | 脱いだら ぬいだら nuidara | |
| passive N2 | 脱がれる ぬがれる nugareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone take it off. | 脱がせる ぬがせる nugaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 脱げ ぬげ nuge |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 脱ぎます ぬぎます nugimasu | |
| past I took it off. | 脱ぎました ぬぎました nugimashita | |
| negative I don't take it off. | 脱ぎません ぬぎません nugimasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't take it off. | 脱ぎませんでした ぬぎませんでした nugimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's take it off. | 脱ぎましょう ぬぎましょう nugimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm taking it off. | 脱いでいる ぬいでいる nuideiru | |
| ていた N4 I was taking it off. | 脱いでいた ぬいでいた nuideita | |
| ています N4 I'm taking it off. | 脱いでいます ぬいでいます nuideimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was taking it off. | 脱いでいました ぬいでいました nuideimashita |