塞ぐ
ふさぐ · fusagu
To stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
- to stand in the way, to obstruct
- to occupy, to fill up, to take up
- to perform one's role, to do one's duty
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 塞ぎますふさぎます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 塞ぎませんふさぎません |
| Polite past (ました) | 塞ぎましたふさぎました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 塞ぎませんでしたふさぎませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 塞ぎましょうふさぎましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 塞ぎふさぎ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 塞ぎたいふさぎたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 塞ぎながらふさぎながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 塞いでふさいで |
| Plain past (た形) | 塞いだふさいだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 塞いだらふさいだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 塞いでいるふさいでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 塞がないふさがない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 塞がなかったふさがなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 塞がなくてふさがなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 塞げるふさげる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 塞げばふさげば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 塞げふさげ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 塞ごうふさごう |
| Passive (受身形) | 塞がれるふさがれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 塞がせるふさがせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 塞がされるふさがされる |
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What does 塞ぐ mean?
To stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth). It can also mean: to stand in the way, to obstruct; to occupy, to fill up, to take up; to perform one's role, to do one's duty.
How do you pronounce 塞ぐ?
ふさぐ (fusagu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 塞ぐ?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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