漕ぐ
こぐ
to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-gu), Transitive
to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars)- to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
- to swing (on a swing)
- to work (a hand pump)
- to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 漕ぐこぐ | 漕ぎますこぎます |
| Negative | 漕がないこがない | 漕ぎませんこぎません |
| Past | 漕いだこいだ | 漕ぎましたこぎました |
| Past negative | 漕がなかったこがなかった | 漕ぎませんでしたこぎませんでした |
| Te-form | 漕いでこいで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 漕げるこげる |
| Passive | 漕がれるこがれる |
| Causative | 漕がせるこがせる |
| Volitional | 漕ごうこごう |
| Imperative | 漕げこげ |
| Conditional (ば) | 漕げばこげば |
| Conditional (たら) | 漕いだらこいだら |
Example sentences
漕ぎ続けて。
Keep paddling.
交替でボートを漕ごうよ。
Let's take turns rowing the boat.
かわるがわるボート漕ごう。
Let's row the boat in turn.
代わり番こでボートを漕ごう。
Let's take turns rowing the boat.
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They are rowing a boat on the pond.
More examples (10)
トム、ソファーで船漕いでるわよ。
Tom is dozing on the sofa.
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They came rowing towards shore in a rowboat.
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We were rowing against the current.
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In the heavenly sea, waves of clouds rise; the moon appears as if it were a boat, hidden among the starry groves.
「電動自転車に乗ってる奴ってずるいよな」「どうしたの？」「だって、こっちは一生懸命汗水たらして漕いでるのに、涼しい顔して勝ち誇ったように横を追い抜いてくんだよ。めっちゃ悔しい」
"Those guys on electric bikes, it's not fair." "What's the matter?" "It's just, here I am pedaling hard, dripping with sweat, and they come along passing me all calm and triumphant like. It's so infuriating!"
「さっきの授業、寝てたでしょ」「うん。我慢できなくてね。先生気づいてそうだった？」「それは、大丈夫そうだったけど、思いっきり船漕いでるから、男の子たち笑ってたよ」「うわっ。その方が嫌かも」
"I guess you just slept through our last class." "Yeah, I wasn't able to keep myself awake any longer. Do you think the teacher noticed?" "They didn't seem to notice, but you completely dozed off, so all the boys were laughing about it." "Yikes. That's probably even worse."
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They rowed up the river.
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They rowed up the river.
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We went to the lake to row a boat.
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The boy rowing the boat is a friend of mine.