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A4 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

()to mow down, to scythe down, to knock someone off their feet

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    1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.), to mow

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    薙ぐ 【なぐ】

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      (ちい)さな刃物(はもの)使(つか)って(くさ)(なぎ)ぐ。

      Using a small blade to mow the grass.

      (にわ)(くさ)(なぎ)仕事(しごと)子供(こども)(まか)せました。

      I entrusted the job of mowing the grass in the garden to the children.

      (かま)()るって(くさ)(なぎ)いでいたら怪我(けが)をしました。

      While I was cutting down the grass with a sickle, I injured myself.

      この()(なぎ)いで(たお)すには、相当(そうとう)(りょく)必要(ひつよう)(ちが)いありません。

      To cut down this tree, it surely requires considerable strength.

        雑草(ざっそう)がぼうぼうに()えていたから(かま)使(つか)って(なぎ)いだまでですよ。

        The weeds had grown wild, so I just used a sickle to cut them down.

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