ググる
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ググる (guguru): to google something.
Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of グーグル (Gūguru, derived from English Google) + verb-forming suffix -る (-ru).
Pronunciation
Verb
ググる • (guguru) transitive godan (stem ググり (guguri), past ググった (gugutta))
- (Internet slang) to google: to search the Internet using the Google search engine
- (Internet slang) to search the Internet using a search engine (not necessarily Google)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ググる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ググら | gugura | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ググり | guguri | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ググる | guguru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ググる | guguru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ググれ | gugure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | ググれ | gugure | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | ググられる | gugurareru | |
| Causative | ググらせる ググらす |
guguraseru gugurasu | |
| Potential | ググれる | gugureru | |
| Volitional | ググろう | gugurō | |
| Negative | ググらない | guguranai | |
| Negative continuative | ググらず | gugurazu | |
| Formal | ググります | gugurimasu | |
| Perfective | ググった | gugutta | |
| Conjunctive | ググって | gugutte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | ググれば | gugureba | |