祈ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祈
ね Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
祈ぐ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Thought to be cognate with 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō) verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).

Verb

祈(ね)ぐ • (negu) transitive ^†yodan

1. (archaic) to pray
   • c. 1005, Shūi Wakashū (book 14, poem 862)

     石(いその)上(かみ)ふりにし戀(こひ)の神(かみ)さびてたゝるに我(われ)はねぎぞかねつる

     iso-no-kami furi ni shi koi no kami-sabite tataru ni ware wa negi zo kane tsuru

     (please add an English translation of this example)

   Synonyms: 祈る (inoru), 祈願する (kigan suru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "祈ぐ" (ガ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	祈が	ねが	nega
Continuative (連用形)	祈ぎ	ねぎ	negi
Terminal (終止形)	祈ぐ	ねぐ	negu
Attributive (連体形)	祈ぐ	ねぐ	negu
Realis (已然形)	祈げ	ねげ	nege
Imperative (命令形)	祈げ	ねげ	nege
Key constructions
Negative	祈がず	ねがず	negazu
Contrasting conjunction	祈げど	ねげど	negedo
Causal conjunction	祈げば	ねげば	negeba
Conditional conjunction	祈がば	ねがば	negaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	祈ぎき	ねぎき	negiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	祈ぎけり	ねぎけり	negikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	祈ぎつ	ねぎつ	negitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	祈ぎぬ	ねぎぬ	neginu
Perfect-continuative tense	祈げり 祈ぎたり	ねげり ねぎたり	negeri negitari
Volitional	祈がむ	ねがむ	negamu

Derived terms

• 願(ねが)う (negau, “to wish”)
• 祈(ね)ぎ掛(か)く, 祈(ね)ぎ懸(か)く (negikaku)
• 祈(ね)ぎ事(ごと) (negigoto)