嗅ぐ
かぐ
to sniff; to smell
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-gu), Transitive
to sniff; to smell
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 嗅ぐかぐ | 嗅ぎますかぎます |
| Negative | 嗅がないかがない | 嗅ぎませんかぎません |
| Past | 嗅いだかいだ | 嗅ぎましたかぎました |
| Past negative | 嗅がなかったかがなかった | 嗅ぎませんでしたかぎませんでした |
| Te-form | 嗅いでかいで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 嗅げるかげる |
| Passive | 嗅がれるかがれる |
| Causative | 嗅がせるかがせる |
| Volitional | 嗅ごうかごう |
| Imperative | 嗅げかげ |
| Conditional (ば) | 嗅げばかげば |
| Conditional (たら) | 嗅いだらかいだら |
Example sentences
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I sniffed the smell.
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I smell with my nose.
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The dog was sniffing a stick.
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Tom smelled the rose.
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The dog sniffed the ground.
More examples (10)
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The smell of raw fish nauseates me.
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The smell of raw fish nauseates me.
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The smell of fermented soybeans sickens him.
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My mother caught a cold and couldn't smell.
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The instant he opened the door, he smelt something burning.
「何してるの？」「見れば分かるでしょう」「分からないわ」「花の匂いを嗅いでるの」
"What are you doing?" "Can't you tell?" "No, I can't." "I'm smelling the flowers."
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We smell with our noses.
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The dog sniffed at the stranger.
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The police set a dog on the scent.
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He is smelling the soup.