脱ぐ（ぬぐ）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to take off (clothes)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 脱ぎます | ぬぎます |
| te-form | 脱いで | ぬいで |
| ta-form (past) | 脱いだ | ぬいだ |
| nai-form (negative) | 脱がない | ぬがない |
| potential form | 脱げる | ぬげる |
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Example sentences
- 家に入る前にくつを脱ぐ。 — I take off my shoes before entering the house.
- 暑いので上着を脱いだ。 — It was hot, so I took off my jacket.
Idioms & proverbs containing “脱ぐ”
- もろ肌を脱ぐ (もろはだをぬぐ) — to strip to one's waist
- シャッポを脱ぐ (シャッポをぬぐ) — to concede defeat; to surrender; to take one's hat off (to someone)
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