Japanese

つぐ
Meaning: to announce; to herald; to tell
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 告ぐ 告がない
Polite 告ぎます 告ぎません
Past 告いだ 告がなかった
Polite + Past 告ぎました 告ぎませんでした
Te-form 告いで 告がなくて
Potential 告げる 告げない
Passive 告がれる 告がれない
Causative 告がせる 告がせない
Causative + Passive 告がされる 告がされない
Imperative 告げ 告ぐな

Handwriting

告
ぐ

Example

Dawn heralds the start of a new day.

Usage Notes

A literary or archaic form of '告げる' (tsugeru). Used in formal or poetic contexts to signify an announcement or the start of an event.

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