仰ぐ
あおぐ · aogu
To look up (at)
- to look up to, to respect, to revere
- to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
- to depend on, to rely on
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 仰ぎますあおぎます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 仰ぎませんあおぎません |
| Polite past (ました) | 仰ぎましたあおぎました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 仰ぎませんでしたあおぎませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 仰ぎましょうあおぎましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 仰ぎあおぎ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 仰ぎたいあおぎたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 仰ぎながらあおぎながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 仰いであおいで |
| Plain past (た形) | 仰いだあおいだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 仰いだらあおいだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 仰いでいるあおいでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 仰がないあおがない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 仰がなかったあおがなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 仰がなくてあおがなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 仰げるあおげる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 仰げばあおげば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 仰げあおげ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 仰ごうあおごう |
| Passive (受身形) | 仰がれるあおがれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 仰がせるあおがせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 仰がされるあおがされる |
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What does 仰ぐ mean?
To look up (at). It can also mean: to look up to, to respect, to revere; to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for; to depend on, to rely on.
How do you pronounce 仰ぐ?
あおぐ (aogu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 仰ぐ?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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