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Japanese verb次ぐ (tsugu) Conjugation
次ぐ (tsugu) means “to follow, to come after, to come next”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 次がない and 次ぎます, and the te-form is 次いで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to follow, to come after, to come next
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 次ぐ
- Reading
- つぐ
- Romaji
- tsugu
- Masu form
- 次ぎます
- Nai form
- 次がない
- Te-form
- 次いで
- Ta form
- 次いだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 次ぐ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がない |
| Polite | 次ぎます |
| Polite negative | 次ぎません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 次いだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がなかった |
| Polite | 次ぎました |
| Polite negative | 次ぎませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 次いで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 次いでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次いでいない |
| Polite | 次いでいます |
| Polite negative | 次いでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 次ぎたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次ぎたくない |
| Polite | 次ぎたいです |
| Polite negative | 次ぎたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 次ごう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 次ぎましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 次げ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 次ぐな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 次いでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 次がないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 次げる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次げない |
| Polite | 次げます |
| Polite negative | 次げません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 次げば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 次いだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 次がれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がれない |
| Polite | 次がれます |
| Polite negative | 次がれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 次がせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がせない |
| Polite | 次がせます |
| Polite negative | 次がせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 次がされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 次がされない |
| Polite | 次がされます |
| Polite negative | 次がされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 見極める (mikiwameru)to watch to the end
- 限りない (kagirinai)unlimited, endless, boundless
- 呼びかける (yobikakeru)to call out to, to hail, to address
- 交える (majieru)to mix, to combine, to include
- 細い (hosoi)thin, slender, fine
- 指し示す (sashishimesu)to indicate, to show, to point to
- 受ける (ukeru)to receive, to get
- 出迎える (demukaeru)to meet, to greet
- 上る (noboru)to ascend, to go up, to climb
- 深まる (fukamaru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 積む (tsumu)to pile up, to stack
- すばらしい (subarashii)wonderful, splendid, magnificent
About these tables
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