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mogaku
godan verb, intransitive verb

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[もが()·]
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English Meaning(s) for もがく

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
  2. to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

Definition and Synonyms for もがく

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

Strive attempt by employing effort
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Stroke Order Diagrams for もがく

Conjugations for もがく

masu stem
mogaki
Negative stem
mogaka
te-form
mogaite
Negative te-form
mogakanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
mogakanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogaku
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakanai
Past Indicative Form
mogaita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakanakatta
Presumptive Form
mogakou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakimasen
Past Indicative Form
mogakimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
mogakimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakitakunai
Past Indicative Form
mogakitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakitakunakatta
Adjective stem
mogakita
te-form
mogakitakute
Negative te-form
mogakitakunakute
Adverbial Form
mogakitaku
Provisional Form
mogakitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
mogakitakunakereba
Conditional Form
mogakitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
mogakitakunakattara
Objective Form
mogakitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogake
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
mogakanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
mogaitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
mogaitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakenai
Past Indicative Form
mogaketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakenakatta
masu-stem
mogake
te-form
mogakete
Negative te-form
mogakenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakemasen
Past Indicative Form
mogakemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakarenai
Past Indicative Form
mogakareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakarenakatta
masu stem
mogakare
te-form
mogakarete
Negative te-form
mogakarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakaremasen
Past Indicative Form
mogakaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakasenai
Past Indicative Form
mogakaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakasenakatta
masu stem
mogakase
te-form
mogakasete
Negative te-form
mogakasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakasemasen
Past Indicative Form
mogakasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakasarenai
Past Indicative Form
mogakasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakasarenakatta
masu stem
mogakasare
te-form
mogakasarete
Negative te-form
mogakasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mogakasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
mogakasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mogakasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
mogakan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mogakazaru

Sample Sentences for もがく

She struggled to get up.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
I struggled to get out of the subway.
The lion struggled to get out of his cage.

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