(かつ)

かつぐ
godan verb
to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder; to trick
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(かつ)(かつ)がない
Present polite(かつ)ぎます(かつ)ぎません
Past(かつ)いだ(かつ)がなかった
Past polite(かつ)ぎました(かつ)ぎませんでした
て form(かつ)いで(かつ)がなくて
ている present(かつ)いでいる(かつ)いでいない
ている polite(かつ)いでいます(かつ)いでいません
ている past(かつ)いでいた(かつ)いでいなかった
ている past polite(かつ)いでいました(かつ)いでいませんでした
Conditional ば(かつ)げば(かつ)がなければ
Conditional たら(かつ)いだら(かつ)がなかったら
Volitional(かつ)ごう
Volitional polite(かつ)ぎましょう
Potential(かつ)げる(かつ)げない
Passive(かつ)がれる(かつ)がれない
Causative(かつ)がせる(かつ)がせない
Imperative(かつ)(かつ)ぐな
1. to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder
To support and carry something heavy on one's shoulder.
Carry the luggage on one's shoulder.
神輿(みこし)(かつ)ぐ。
Carry a portable shrine (on one's shoulders).
米俵(こめだわら)(かつ)いで(はこ)
Carry a rice bale on one's shoulder.
Walk while carrying a log on one's shoulder.
I carried the portable shrine at the festival.
カメラ(かつ)いで()かけた
I went out with a camera over my shoulder.
2. to set up (as a leader), to promote
To support someone as a candidate or leader.
(かれ)会長(かいちょう)(かつ)()げた。
They set him up as chairman.
To put forward a newcomer as a candidate.
(とう)彼女(かのじょ)(かつ)いでいる。
The party is backing her.
若手(わかて)(かつ)いで選挙(せんきょ)(のぞ)む。
To contest the election with a young candidate.
There's a movement to make him leader.
3. to trick, to deceive (colloquial)
To fool someone as a prank or joke.
友達(ともだち)(かつ)いでびっくりさせた。
I tricked my friend and surprised him.
エイプリルフール(かつ)がれた。
I was tricked on April Fools' Day.
(うそ)(かつ)いでごめん
Sorry for tricking you with a lie.
We laughed after playing a prank on our junior.
I was cleverly tricked by my seniors and took it seriously.

(かつ)ぐ means to carry something on one's shoulder. It also has a colloquial meaning of 'to trick.'

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CULTURAL NOTE:
神輿(みこし)(かつ)ぐ is an important activity in Japanese (まつ), where teams carry heavy portable shrines through the streets.

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