- 1. [v5g, vt] to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
- 2. [v5g, vt] to pull through; to get over; to survive
- 3. [v5g, vt] to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight
Conjugation — Verb (godan-gu)
| Dictionary form | しのぐ | (shinogu) |
| Polite | しのぎます | (shinogimasu) |
| Past, plain | しのいだ | (shinoida) |
| Past, polite | しのぎました | (shinogimashita) |
| Negative, plain | しのがない | (shinoganai) |
| Negative, polite | しのぎません | (shinogimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | しのがなかった | (shinoganakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しのぎませんでした | (shinogimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | しのいで | (shinoide) |
| Potential | しのげる | (shinogeru) |
| Volitional | しのごう | (shinogou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | しのげば | (shinogeba) |
| Passive | しのがれる | (shinogareru) |
| Causative | しのがせる | (shinogaseru) |
| Imperative | しのげ | (shinoge) |
Kanji in this word
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endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpassOn: リョウ (ryou)Kun: しの.ぐ (shino.gu)
Example Sentences
この新車は他車をしのぐだろう。
This new car will put other cars to shame.
この金で何とか１ヶ月はしのげる。
The money will carry us for about a month.