- 1. [v5k, vi] to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm (uk)
- 2. [v5k, vi] to act frantically; to make desperate efforts (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)
| Dictionary form | もがく | (mogaku) |
| Polite | もがきます | (mogakimasu) |
| Past, plain | もがいた | (mogaita) |
| Past, polite | もがきました | (mogakimashita) |
| Negative, plain | もがかない | (mogakanai) |
| Negative, polite | もがきません | (mogakimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | もがかなかった | (mogakanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | もがきませんでした | (mogakimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | もがいて | (mogaite) |
| Potential | もがける | (mogakeru) |
| Volitional | もがこう | (mogakou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | もがけば | (mogakeba) |
| Passive | もがかれる | (mogakareru) |
| Causative | もがかせる | (mogakaseru) |
| Imperative | もがけ | (mogake) |
Kanji in this word
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藻
seaweed, duckweedOn: ソウ (sou)Kun: も (mo)
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掻
scratch, rake, comb, paddle, beheadOn: ソウ (sou)Kun: か.く (ka.ku)
Example Sentences
その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.