拭う
ぬぐう
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame)
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to wipe; to mop up- to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase; to remove
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 拭うぬぐう | 拭いますぬぐいます |
| Negative | 拭わないぬぐわない | 拭いませんぬぐいません |
| Past | 拭ったぬぐった | 拭いましたぬぐいました |
| Past negative | 拭わなかったぬぐわなかった | 拭いませんでしたぬぐいませんでした |
| Te-form | 拭ってぬぐって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 拭えるぬぐえる |
| Passive | 拭われるぬぐわれる |
| Causative | 拭わせるぬぐわせる |
| Volitional | 拭おうぬぐおう |
| Imperative | 拭えぬぐえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 拭えばぬぐえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 拭ったらぬぐったら |
Example sentences
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He wiped the sweat from his brow.
トムはハンカチで額を拭った。
Tom wiped his forehead with a handkerchief.
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She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.
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The mother sponged her sick child's face.
何か拭いがたいひけ目を持った少年が、自分はひそかに選ばれた者だ、と考えるのは、当然ではあるまいか。
Isn't it natural for a young man with a hard to shake reservedness about himself to think that he is secretly the chosen one?