Entry Details for もがく [mogaku]

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Definition and Synonyms for もがく

1.	じたばた	反対に対して懸命な努力をする
	Struggle	to exert strenuous effort against opposition
	Synonyms:	あがく, もがく, じたばた

Categories もがく is a member of

1.	心懸ける	努力を費やして試みる
	Strive	attempt by employing effort
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Conjugations for もがく

masu stem

もがき

Negative stem

もがか

te-form

もがいて

Negative te-form

もがかなくて

Adverbial Negative Form

もがかなく

Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがく

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかない

Past Indicative Form

もがいた

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかなかった

Presumptive Form

もがこう

Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがきます

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがきません

Past Indicative Form

もがきました

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがきませんでした

Presumptive Form

もがきましょう

Tai Form

Present Indicative Form

もがきたい

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがきたくない

Past Indicative Form

もがきたかった

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがきたくなかった

Adjective stem

もがきた

te-form

もがきたくて

Negative te-form

もがきたくなくて

Adverbial Form

もがきたく

Provisional Form

もがきたければ

Provisional Negative Form

もがきたくなければ

Conditional Form

もがきたかったら

Conditional Negative Form

もがきたくなかったら

Objective Form

もがきたさ

Imperative Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがけ

Imperative Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがきなさい

Provisional Form

Present Indicative Form

もがけば

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかなければ

Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form

もがかなきゃ

Conditional Form

Present Indicative Form

もがいたら

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかなかったら

Alternative Form

Present Indicative Form

もがいたり

Potential Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがける

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがけない

Past Indicative Form

もがけた

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがけなかった

masu-stem

もがけ

te-form

もがけて

Negative te-form

もがけなくて

Potential Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがけます

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがけません

Past Indicative Form

もがけました

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがけませんでした

Passive Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかれる

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかれない

Past Indicative Form

もがかれた

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかれなかった

masu stem

もがかれ

te-form

もがかれて

Negative te-form

もがかれなくて

Passive Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかれます

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかれません

Past Indicative Form

もがかれました

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかれませんでした

Causative Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかせる

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかせない

Past Indicative Form

もがかせた

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかせなかった

masu stem

もがかせ

te-form

もがかせて

Negative te-form

もがかせなくて

Causative Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかせます

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかせません

Past Indicative Form

もがかせました

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかせませんでした

Causative Passive Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかされる

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかされない

Past Indicative Form

もがかされた

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかされなかった

masu stem

もがかされ

te-form

もがかされて

Negative te-form

もがかされなくて

Causative Passive Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

もがかされます

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかされません

Past Indicative Form

もがかされました

Past Indicative Negative Form

もがかされませんでした

Colloquial Form

Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form

もがかん

Formal Form

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかず

Classical Form (nu)

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかぬ

Classical Form (zaru)

Present Indicative Negative Form

もがかざる

Sample Sentences for もがく

その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。

The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

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ライオンはオリから出ようともがいた。

The lion struggled to get out of his cage.

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彼女は立ちあがろうと、もがいた。

She struggled to get up.

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地下鉄から出るのに私はもがいた。

I struggled to get out of the subway.

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少年は警察官からのがれようとしてもがいた。

The little boy struggled to free himself from the policeman.

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