表層形
足掻か
アガカ
動詞
足掻か (アガカ)
Agaka · あがか — to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs), to flounder, to flail about; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation), to strive, to make every effort
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足掻か in rōmaji: agaka.
動詞
一般
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📝 足掻く 🔤 五段-カ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
足掻か
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
足掻く
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| 読み (Reading) |
アガカ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
足掻か
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| 読み・基本形 |
アガク
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| 表記・基本形 |
足掻く
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| 見出し語の読み |
アガク
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💡 English Meaning
足掻か means “to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs), to flounder, to flail about; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation), to strive, to make every effort” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
アガカ
Lemma: 足掻く
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
足掻きます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
足掻いて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
足掻いた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
足掻かない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
足掻きましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
足掻ける
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
足掻かれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
足掻かせる
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The surface form (足掻か) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (足掻く) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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