磨みがく

migaku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)

Transitive

弟おとうとは銀ぎんの食器しょっき類るいを磨みがいた。

otōtowa ginno shokkiruio migaita.

My brother polished the silver.

Godan Verb (ku)

2. to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)

Transitive

学生がくせいは読書どくしょの技能ぎのうを磨みがくべきだ。

gakusēwa dokushono ginōo migakubekida.

Students should develop their reading skills.

Other forms:

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60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

磨みがいた

migaita

The past form

1. Polished; Ground

★ Common

Verb

#53327

磨みがいて

migaite

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Polishing; To polish

★ Common

Verb

#53928

磨みがかない

migakanai

The negative form

1. Not polishing; Not grinding

★ Common

Verb

#60886

磨みがかなかった

migakanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not polish; Did not grind

★ Common

Verb

#54593

磨みがきました

migakimashita

The polite past form

1. Polished; Rubbed

★ Common

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#54298

磨みがきます

migakimasu

The polite form

1. To polish; To rub

★ Common

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#53635

磨みがきません

migakimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not polish.; I don't polish.

★ Common

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#52379

磨みがきませんでした

migakimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not polish.; Did not grind.

★ Common

Verb

#60828

Common 24 items

磨みがいたばかり

migaitabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just polished; Newly polished

★ Common

Verb

#55498

磨みがいちゃう

migaichau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. polish (up); finish (polishing)

★ Common

Verb

#57692

磨みがいちゃダメ

migaicha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't grind it.; Don't polish it.

★ Common

Verb

#59655

磨みがいていない

migaite inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not polished; Unpolished

★ Common

Verb

#51759

磨みがいている

migaite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Polishing; Sharpening

★ Common

Verb

#55394

磨みがいてはいけない

migaitewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not grind.; Must not polish.

★ Common

Adjective

#58799

磨みがいてもいい

migaitemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May grind.; May polish.

★ Common

Adjective

#56082

磨みがいとく

migaitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Polishing beforehand; Getting prepared

★ Common

Verb

#54116

磨みがかないで

migakanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't polish.; Don't grind.

★ Common

Verb

#54347

磨みがかなきゃ

migakanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must polish.; Have to polish.

★ Common

Verb

#54384

磨みがかなくてもいい

migakanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to polish.; Don't need to grind.

★ Common

Adjective

#52578

磨みがかなければならない

migakanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must polish; Must grind

★ Common

Adjective

#56195

磨みがきたい

migakitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to grind; Want to polish

★ Common

Verb

#55354

磨みがきたくない

migakitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to polish.; Don't want to grind.

★ Common

Verb

#52959

磨みがくところ

migaku tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to polish; On the verge of refining

★ Common

Verb

#51178

磨みがくみたい

migaku mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks polished; Looks like it's being polished

★ Common

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#58105

磨みがけない

migakenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot be sharpened.; Cannot be polished.

★ Common

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#57032

磨みがける

migakeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can be sharpened; Can grind

Verb

#35220

磨みがこう

migakō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's polish.; Let's grind.

★ Common

Verb

#55356

磨みがいています

migaite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Polishing; Are polishing

★ Common

Verb

#58068

磨みがかないでください

migakanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't polish.; Please don't rub.

★ Common

Verb

#60325

磨みがきなさい

migakinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Polish.; Clean.

★ Common

Verb

#59206

磨みがきましょう

migakimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's polish.; Let's refine.

★ Common

Verb

#53716

磨みがけます

migakemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can polish.; Is able to polish.

★ Common

Verb

#54241

Advanced 28 items

磨みがいたそうだ

migaita sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It seems...; They say...

★ Common

Verb

#59910

磨みがいただろう

migaitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably ground.; Probably polished.

★ Common

Verb

#51791

磨みがいたところ

migaita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just polished.; Recently polished.

★ Common

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#51470

磨みがいたら

migaitara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If (one) polishes; When (one) polishes

★ Common

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#55481

磨みがいたらしい

migaitarashii

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

1. Polished; Seemed to have polished

★ Common

Verb

#52328

磨みがいてくれ

migaite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Polish it.; Sharpen it.

★ Common

Verb

#52927

磨みがいてちょうだい

migaite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Polish it, please.; Rub it for me, please.

★ Common

Verb

#56043

磨みがかせられる

migakaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to grind; To be forced to polish

★ Common

Verb

#51393

磨みがかせる

migakaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone polish; To let someone polish

★ Common

Verb

#52729

磨みがかないでくれ

migakanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't polish it.; Don't rub it.

★ Common

Verb

#51394

磨みがかなければいけない

migakanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must polish; Have to polish

★ Common

Adjective

#58169

磨みがかれる

migakareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be polished; To be ground

★ Common

Verb

#53084

磨みがきがち

migakigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to polishing; Tends to polish

★ Common

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#52394

磨みがききる

migakikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To finish polishing; To see through to the end

★ Common

Verb

#57794

磨みがきそうだ

migakisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks polished.; Seems well-maintained.

★ Common

Verb

#51617

磨みがきっぱなし

migakippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Unpolished; Roughly finished

★ Common

Verb

#52404

磨みがきぬく

migakinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Polish to completion; Wear down through polishing

★ Common

Verb

#49539

磨みがくそうだ

migaku sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. Apparently, they polish.; It is said that they polish.

★ Common

Verb

#54321

磨みがくと

migakuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when polished; When rubbing

★ Common

Verb

#57024

磨みがくな

migakuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't grind.; Don't polish.

★ Common

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#60740

磨みがくなら

migakunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If polishing; When polishing

★ Common

Verb

#52607

磨みがくようだ

migaku yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

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#54626

磨みがくらしい

migakurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to polish.; Apparently polishes.

★ Common

Verb

#59361

磨みがけ

migake

A strong, direct command

1. Polish yourself.; Hone your skills.

★ Common

Verb

#51793

磨みがけば

migakeba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If polished; When polished

★ Common

Verb

#52340

磨みがいてくださいませ

migaite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please polish.; Please grind.

★ Common

Verb

#53538

磨みがいてはならない

migaitewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not polish.; Do not grind.

★ Common

Adjective

#59653

磨みがいてもよろしい

migaitemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I polish it?; Is it okay if I polish it?

★ Common

Adjective

#61026

磨みがく

migaku

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

60 Variants Available