紡ぐ
つむぐ
verb (godan)
to spin (thread), to weave (a story)
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 紡ぐ | 紡がない |
| Present polite | 紡ぎます | 紡ぎません |
| Past | 紡いだ | 紡がなかった |
| Past polite | 紡ぎました | 紡ぎませんでした |
| て form | 紡いで | 紡がなくて |
| ている present | 紡いでいる | 紡いでいない |
| ている polite | 紡いでいます | 紡いでいません |
| ている past | 紡いでいた | 紡いでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 紡いでいました | 紡いでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 紡げば | 紡がなければ |
| Conditional たら | 紡いだら | 紡がなかったら |
| Volitional | 紡ごう | — |
| Volitional polite | 紡ぎましょう | — |
| Potential | 紡げる | 紡げない |
| Passive | 紡がれる | 紡がれない |
| Causative | 紡がせる | 紡がせない |
| Imperative | 紡げ | 紡ぐな |
1.
to spin (thread or yarn)
To draw out and twist fibers such as cotton, silk, or wool into thread or yarn.
2.
to weave, to craft (words, a story, connections)
To carefully put together words, stories, or relationships over time. A literary and poetic usage that evokes the image of spinning thread into something meaningful.
Common patterns
Godan verb (紡ぐ → 紡ぎます). Transitive.
Usage
Sense 2 has become very popular in modern Japanese, frequently appearing in book titles, song lyrics, and poetic prose. It conveys the idea of carefully and lovingly creating something over time, thread by thread.
Common collocations
Related Words
Related:
織る (to weave (cloth))