Nihoner

磨とが

とが · toga

JLPT N1 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of 磨ぐ — to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind.

  • to wash (rice)
  • to scour, to polish, to burnish
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How it’s built

磨ぐ 磨が

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.

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

Other forms and spellings

磨げ磨ぎゃ磨がう磨ご磨ごう磨ごっ磨ごふ磨ぐ磨い磨ぎ磨きゃ磨こ磨こう磨こっ磨こふ磨か
negative stem of 磨ぐ