接ぐ

つぐ
tsugu

to graft (a plant), to set (a bone)

Alsoto join, to piece together

What does 接ぐ mean?

接ぐ is a Japanese verb meaning “to graft (a plant)” or “to set (a bone)” in English. It can also be translated as “to join” or “to piece together” depending on context. It is written as 接ぐ in kanji, つぐ in hiragana, and tsugu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

医者は彼の折れた骨を接いだ。

The doctor set his broken bone.

りんごの木に別の枝を接いだ。

I grafted another branch onto the apple tree.

Conjugation of 接ぐ

AffirmativeNegative
Plain接ぐつぐ接がないつがない
Plain past接いだついだ接がなかったつがなかった
Polite接ぎますつぎます接ぎませんつぎません
Polite past接ぎましたつぎました接ぎませんでしたつぎませんでした

Other forms

Te-form接いでついで
Potential接げるつげる
Passive接がれるつがれる
Volitional接ごうつごう
Causative接がせるつがせる
Conditional接げばつげば

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Words sharing kanji with 接ぐ

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