逃ぐ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 逃 |
| に Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Verb
逃ぐ • (nigu) intransitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to run away; to get away
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to avoid, to stay away from
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "逃ぐ" (ガ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 逃げ | にげ | nige |
| Continuative (連用形) | 逃げ | にげ | nige |
| Terminal (終止形) | 逃ぐ | にぐ | nigu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 逃ぐる | にぐる | niguru |
| Realis (已然形) | 逃ぐれ | にぐれ | nigure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 逃げよ | にげよ | nigeyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 逃げず | にげず | nigezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 逃ぐれど | にぐれど | niguredo |
| Causal conjunction | 逃ぐれば | にぐれば | nigureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 逃げば | にげば | nigeba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 逃げき | にげき | nigeki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 逃げけり | にげけり | nigekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 逃げつ | にげつ | nigetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 逃げぬ | にげぬ | nigenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 逃げたり | にげたり | nigetari |
| Volitional | 逃げむ | にげむ | nigemu |
Derived terms
- 逃げる (nigeru, “modern form”)