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嘆く, 歎く

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
なげく
Romaji
nageku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to sigh; to lament; to grieve
    Example sentence
    不安嘆いた He lamented his hard fate.

Examples of 嘆く, 歎く, なげく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
嘆く
Plain Polite
嘆きます
Negative
嘆かない
Negative Polite
嘆きません

Past

Plain
嘆いた
Plain Polite
嘆きました
Negative
嘆かなかった
Negative Polite
嘆きませんでした

Te

Plain
嘆いて
Plain Polite
嘆きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
嘆かれる
Plain Polite
嘆かれます
Negative
嘆かれない
Negative Polite
嘆かれません

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