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ツが

つが · tsuga

JLPT N1 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of ツぐ — to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow.

  • to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair
  • to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)
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ツぐ ツが

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

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

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

Every form of

Polite ツぎますつぎます
Polite negative ツぎませんつぎません
Polite past ツぎましたつぎました
Polite past negative ツぎませんでしたつぎませんでした
Let us ~ ツぎましょうつぎましょう
Masu-stem ツぎつぎ
Want to ~ ツぎたいつぎたい
While ~ing ツぎながらつぎながら
Te-form ツいでついで
Plain past ツいだついだ
Tara-conditional ツいだらついだら
Progressive ツいでいるついでいる
Plain negative ツがないつがない
Plain past negative ツがなかったつがなかった
Negative te-form ツがなくてつがなくて
Potential ツげるつげる
Ba-conditional ツげばつげば
Imperative ツげつげ
Volitional ツごうつごう
Passive ツがれるつがれる
Causative ツがせるつがせる
Causative-passive ツがされるつがされる

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In real sentences

This bath has just the right depth, and you can soak up to your shoulders.

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I searched around the house but couldn't find the cat.

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Even though I searched inside the house, I couldn't find the cat.

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Other forms and spellings

ついつきゃづきゃづけつきづきつこつこうつこっつこふづこづこうづこっづこふづかづく
negative stem of ツぐ