縋る
すがる · sugaru
To cling to, to hang onto
- to rely on, to depend on
- to implore, to entreat
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 縋りますすがります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 縋りませんすがりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 縋りましたすがりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 縋りませんでしたすがりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 縋りましょうすがりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 縋りすがり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 縋りたいすがりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 縋りながらすがりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 縋ってすがって |
| Plain past (た形) | 縋ったすがった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 縋ったらすがったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 縋っているすがっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 縋らないすがらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 縋らなかったすがらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 縋らなくてすがらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 縋れるすがれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 縋ればすがれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 縋れすがれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 縋ろうすがろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 縋られるすがられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 縋らせるすがらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 縋らされるすがらされる |
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Questions
What does 縋る mean?
To cling to, to hang onto. It can also mean: to rely on, to depend on; to implore, to entreat.
How do you pronounce 縋る?
すがる (sugaru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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