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Japanese
Pronunciation
Verb
こごえる • (kogoeru) intransitive ichidan (stem こごえ (kogoe), past こごえた (kogoeta))
- to freeze, to be cold
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- こごえそうな鴎見つめ泣いていました
- kogoesō na kamome mitsume naiteimashita
- Gazing at the seagulls flying in the freezing cold (lit. who seemed like they might freeze), I cried
Usage notes
凍える (kogoeru) is often used for body parts (of living organisms) to freeze, while 凍る (kōru) is often used for objects (e.g. water freezes).
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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こごえ
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kogoe
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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こごえ
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kogoe
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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こごえる
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kogoeru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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こごえる
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kogoeru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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こごえれ
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kogoere
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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こごえよ¹
こごえろ²
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kogoeyo¹
kogoero²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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こごえられる
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kogoerareru
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| Causative
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こごえさせる
こごえさす
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kogoesaseru
kogoesasu
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| Potential
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こごえられる
こごえれる³
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kogoerareru
kogoereru³
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| Volitional
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こごえよう
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kogoeyō
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| Negative
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こごえない
こごえぬ
こごえん
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kogoenai
kogoenu
kogoen
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| Negative continuative
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こごえず
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kogoezu
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| Formal
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こごえます
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kogoemasu
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| Perfective
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こごえた
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kogoeta
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| Conjunctive
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こごえて
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kogoete
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| Hypothetical conditional
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こごえれば
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kogoereba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN