もがいたらしい【
藻掻いたらしい
】

mogaitarashii

Godan Verb (ku)

Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...") of もがく

1. Seemed to have struggled.; Appeared to have thrashed about.

Past/Perfective

Inferential Evidence

Usually Written in Kana

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