()()

のりつぐ
verb (godan)
to transfer (transportation)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()がない
Present polite()()ぎます()()ぎません
Past()()いだ()()がなかった
Past polite()()ぎました()()ぎませんでした
て form()()いで()()がなくて
ている present()()いでいる()()いでいない
ている polite()()いでいます()()いでいません
ている past()()いでいた()()いでいなかった
ている past polite()()いでいました()()いでいませんでした
Conditional ば()()げば()()がなければ
Conditional たら()()いだら()()がなかったら
Volitional()()ごう
Volitional polite()()ぎましょう
Potential()()げる()()げない
Passive()()がれる()()がれない
Causative()()がせる()()がせない
Imperative()()()()ぐな
1. to transfer; to change (trains/buses/planes)
To change from one form of transportation to another during a journey, such as switching train lines or connecting flights.
JRと私鉄(してつ)()()いで会社(かいしゃ)(かよ)っている。
I commute to work by transferring between JR and private railways.
東京(とうきょう)飛行機(ひこうき)()()ぐ。
I have a connecting flight in Tokyo.
三回(さんかい)()()いでやっと()いた。
I finally arrived after transferring three times.

()()ぐ means to transfer between vehicles or transport lines during a journey. It emphasizes continuing a trip by switching to a different vehicle or route.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を for the vehicle/line being switched to, or で for the transfer location

ASPECT (ている):
()()いでいる describes being in the process of making a connection or having a layover.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜を()()ぐ: to transfer via ~
  • 〜で()()ぐ: to transfer at ~ (location)
  • 飛行機(ひこうき)()()ぐ: to have a connecting flight
  • 電車(でんしゃ)()()ぐ: to transfer trains

RELATED WORDS:

  • ()()ぎ: transfer; connection (noun form)
  • ()()える: to change/switch (trains etc.) — similar meaning but ()()える is more common for switching between lines at the same station, while ()()ぐ emphasizes continuing a longer journey