Japanese

とつぐ
Meaning: to marry into (a family); to get married (of a woman)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

嫁
ぐ

Example

My older sister married and moved to a distant town.

Usage Notes

Traditionally used when a woman joins the husband's family. While less common in modern speech than 'kekkon suru', it is still used in literary contexts.

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