そよぐ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
戦ぐ

Japanese verb pair
active	そよがす
mediopassive	そよぐ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そよ​ぐ [sòyóꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [so̞jo̞ɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

そよぐ • (soyogu) intransitive godan (stem そよぎ (soyogi), past そよいだ (soyoida))

1. to rustle; to sway in the wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of "そよぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	そよが	soyoga
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	そよぎ	soyogi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	そよぐ	soyogu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	そよぐ	soyogu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	そよげ	soyoge
Meireikei ("imperative")	そよげ	soyoge
Key constructions
Passive	そよがれる	soyogareru
Causative	そよがせる そよがす	soyogaseru soyogasu
Potential	そよげる	soyogeru
Volitional	そよごう	soyogō
Negative	そよがない	soyoganai
Negative continuative	そよがず	soyogazu
Formal	そよぎます	soyogimasu
Perfective	そよいだ	soyoida
Conjunctive	そよいで	soyoide
Hypothetical conditional	そよげば	soyogeba

Related terms

• そよがす (soyogasu)
• そよそよ (soyosoyo)