Use 脱ぐ in everyday situations, from taking off shoes to removing a coat.
The idea
脱ぐ is a transitive godan verb: mark the item removed with を. Its polite forms include 脱ぎます and 脱ぎました; the て form is 脱いで.
| Dictionary | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 脱ぐ | 脱ぎます | 脱ぎません | 脱ぎました | 脱いで |
Examples
- 家に入る前に靴を脱ぎます。I take off my shoes before entering the house.
- 部屋が暖かいので、コートを脱ぎました。The room was warm, so I took off my coat.
- ここでは帽子を脱いでください。Please take off your hat here.
- 濡れた靴下を脱いで、足を拭きます。I take off my wet socks and dry my feet.
- まだセーターを脱ぎません。I am not taking off my sweater yet.
- 子どもは自分で上着を脱ぎました。The child took off their jacket by themselves.
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Watch out
Do not use 着る for removal: it means to put on or wear upper-body clothing. The ぐ ending changes to いで, not いて.
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＿。（脱ぐ→ます）
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脱ぎます
脱ぎます is the polite non-past form; it can refer to a habit or a future action.
＿。（脱ぐ→て）
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脱いで
脱いで is the て form: final ぐ becomes いで.
部屋が暖かいので、コートを＿。（脱ぎました／着ました）
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脱ぎました
脱ぎました expresses the completed removal of the coat in polite past form.
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＿。（脱ぐ→ます）
＿。（脱ぐ→て）
部屋が暖かいので、コートを＿。（脱ぎました／着ました）
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