Japanese reference
脱ぐ
ぬぐ
to take off (clothes or shoes)
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ぬぐ (nugu)take off |
| Polite, masu | ぬぎます (nugimasu)take off |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ぬがない (nuganai)do not take off |
| Polite negative | ぬぎません (nugimasen)do not take off |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ぬいだ (nuida)took off |
| Polite past | ぬぎました (nugimashita)took off |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ぬがなかった (nuganakatta)did not take off |
| Polite past negative | ぬぎませんでした (nugimasendeshita)did not take off |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ぬいで (nuide)taking off (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ぬぎまして (nugimashite)taking off (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ぬいでいる (nuideiru)be taking off |
| Polite te-iru | ぬいでいます (nuideimasu)be taking off |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ぬげば (nugeba)if you take off |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ぬぎますれば (nugimasureba)if you take off (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | ぬいだら (nuidara)if you take off |
| Polite conditional, tara | ぬぎましたら (nugimashitara)if you take off |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ぬげる (nugeru)can take off |
| Polite potential | ぬげます (nugemasu)can take off |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ぬごう (nugou)let's take off! |
| Polite volitional | ぬぎましょう (nugimashou)let's take off! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ぬぎたい (nugitai)want to take off |
| Polite desire, tai | ぬぎたいです (nugitaidesu)want to take off |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ぬがれる (nugareru)be affected when someone takes off |
| Polite passive | ぬがれます (nugaremasu)be affected when someone takes off |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ぬがせる (nugaseru)make or let someone take off |
| Polite causative | ぬがせます (nugasemasu)make or let someone take off |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ぬがせられる (nugaserareru)be made to take off |
| Polite causative-passive | ぬがせられます (nugaseraremasu)be made to take off |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ぬぐな (nuguna)do not take off! |
| Polite negative request | ぬがないでください (nuganaidekudasai)please do not take off |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ぬぎます (nugimasu)take off |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ぬぎません (nugimasen)do not take off |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ぬぎました (nugimashita)took off |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ぬぎませんでした (nugimasendeshita)did not take off |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ぬいでください (nuidekudasai)please take off |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ぬがないでください (nuganaidekudasai)please do not take off |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ぬぎましょう (nugimashou)let's take off! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ぬいでもいい (nuidemoii)may take off |
| Polite permission | ぬいでもいいです (nuidemoiidesu)may take off |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ぬいではいけない (nuidehaikenai)must not take off |
| Polite prohibition | ぬいではいけません (nuidehaikemasen)must not take off |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ぬぎなさい (nuginasai)take off (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ぬいでみる (nuidemiru)try to take off |
| Polite try doing | ぬいでみます (nuidemimasu)try to take off |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ぬいでしまう (nuideshimau)take off completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ぬいでしまいます (nuideshimaimasu)take off completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ぬいでおく (nuideoku)take off in advance |
| Polite preparation | ぬいでおきます (nuideokimasu)take off in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ぬいだことがある (nuidakotogaaru)have the experience of: took off |
| Polite past experience | ぬいだことがあります (nuidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: took off |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ぬぐと (nuguto)whenever you take off |
| Polite automatic result | ぬぎますと (nugimasuto)whenever you take off |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ぬぐなら (nugunara)if you mean to take off |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ぬぐだろう (nugudarou)probably take off |
| Polite probability | ぬぐでしょう (nugudeshou)probably take off |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ぬげ (nuge)take off! |
| Polite request | ぬいでください (nuidekudasai)please take off |
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