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かぎ

kagi

JLPT N2 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of かぐ — to sniff, to smell.

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How it’s built

かぐ かぎ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

かぐ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite かぎます
Polite negative かぎません
Polite past かぎました
Polite past negative かぎませんでした
Let us ~ かぎましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneかぎ
Want to ~ かぎたい
While ~ing かぎながら
Te-form かいで
Plain past かいだ
Tara-conditional かいだら
Progressive かいでいる
Plain negative かがない
Plain past negative かがなかった
Negative te-form かがなくて
Potential かげる
Ba-conditional かげば
Imperative かげ
Volitional かごう
Passive かがれる
Causative かがせる
Causative-passive かがされる

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In real sentences

The cherry blossoms are beautiful, aren't they?

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I ate shaved ice at the beach house.

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This park has beautiful cherry blossoms.

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Other forms and spellings

かけかこかこうかこっかこふかかかくかいかきかきゃかぎゃかがうかごうかごっかごふかぐ
masu-stem of かぐ