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扇あおぐ

あおぐ · aogu

To fan

  • to incite, to instigate

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あおぐが
Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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Conjugation

Polite 扇ぎますあおぎます
Polite negative 扇ぎませんあおぎません
Polite past 扇ぎましたあおぎました
Polite past negative 扇ぎませんでしたあおぎませんでした
Let us ~ 扇ぎましょうあおぎましょう
Masu-stem 扇ぎあおぎ
Want to ~ 扇ぎたいあおぎたい
While ~ing 扇ぎながらあおぎながら
Te-form 扇いであおいで
Plain past 扇いだあおいだ
Tara-conditional 扇いだらあおいだら
Progressive 扇いでいるあおいでいる
Plain negative 扇がないあおがない
Plain past negative 扇がなかったあおがなかった
Negative te-form 扇がなくてあおがなくて
Potential 扇げるあおげる
Ba-conditional 扇げばあおげば
Imperative 扇げあおげ
Volitional 扇ごうあおごう
Passive 扇がれるあおがれる
Causative 扇がせるあおがせる
Causative-passive 扇がされるあおがされる

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Questions

What does 扇ぐ mean?

To fan. It can also mean: to incite, to instigate.

How do you pronounce 扇ぐ?

あおぐ (aogu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 扇ぐ?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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To fan