Japanese

あがく

あがく
Meaning: to struggle; to writhe; to flounder
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present あがく あがかない
Polite あがきます あがきません
Past あがいた あがかなかった
Polite + Past あがきました あがきませんでした
Te-form あがいて あがかなくて
Potential あがける あがけない
Passive あがかれる あがかれない
Causative あがかせる あがかせない
Causative + Passive あがかされる あがかされない
Imperative あがけ あがくな

Handwriting

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Example

In the midst of suffering, he struggles desperately.

Usage Notes

Describes struggling physically or trying frantically to escape a bad situation.

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