接(つ)ぐ

つぐ
verb (godan)
to join, to graft, to set (bones)
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 注(つ)ぐ (to pour (liquid)), 継(つ)ぐ (to succeed, inherit), 次(つ)ぐ (to rank next to)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present接(つ)ぐ接(つ)がない
Present polite接(つ)ぎます接(つ)ぎません
Past接(つ)いだ接(つ)がなかった
Past polite接(つ)ぎました接(つ)ぎませんでした
て form接(つ)いで接(つ)がなくて
ている present接(つ)いでいる接(つ)いでいない
ている polite接(つ)いでいます接(つ)いでいません
ている past接(つ)いでいた接(つ)いでいなかった
ている past polite接(つ)いでいました接(つ)いでいませんでした
Conditional ば接(つ)げば接(つ)がなければ
Conditional たら接(つ)いだら接(つ)がなかったら
Volitional接(つ)ごう—
Volitional polite接(つ)ぎましょう—
Potential接(つ)げる接(つ)げない
Passive接(つ)がれる接(つ)がれない
Causative接(つ)がせる接(つ)がせない
Imperative接(つ)げ接(つ)ぐな
1. to join, to piece together
To connect separate parts.
To join a broken thread.
I repaired the broken board by joining the pieces together.
I joined many short pieces of cloth together to make a large curtain.
2. to set (bones)
To align broken bones for healing.
骨(ほね)を接(つ)ぐ。
To set bones.
I had the broken bone set.
When I had my finger bone set at the bonesetting clinic, it felt better right away.
3. to graft (trees)
To join a part of one plant to another.
木(き)を接(つ)ぐ。
To graft a tree.
Create new varieties by grafting fruit trees.
I am growing cherry blossoms by grafting branches onto another tree.

接(つ)ぐ means to join, connect, or set (bones), typically connecting separate pieces.

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