そぐう
Japanese
editVerb
editそぐう • (soguu) intransitive godan (stem そぐい (sogui), past そぐった (sogutta))
- (chiefly in the negative) be suitable, be appropriate, match
- Synonym: 似合う
Usage notes
editThis term is often used in its plain negative form そぐわない meaning "inappropriate."
Conjugation
editConjugation of "そぐう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | そぐわ | soguwa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | そぐい | sogui | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | そぐう | soguu | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | そぐう | soguu | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | そぐえ | sogue | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | そぐえ | sogue | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | そぐわれる | soguwareru | |
| Causative | そぐわせる そぐわす |
soguwaseru soguwasu | |
| Potential | そぐえる | sogueru | |
| Volitional | そぐおう | soguō | |
| Negative | そぐわない | soguwanai | |
| Negative continuative | そぐわず | soguwazu | |
| Formal | そぐいます | soguimasu | |
| Perfective | そぐった | sogutta | |
| Conjunctive | そぐって | sogutte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | そぐえば | sogueba | |