JLPT N2 · Verb

跨ぐ (matagu)

跨ぐ (またぐ, matagu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to step over; to step across”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: またぐ
Romaji: matagu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to stretch over; to span; to bridge; to saddle; to straddle · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

もう二度とこの家の敷居はまたがない。

I'll never set foot in this house again.

Tatoeba #123029

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 跨ぐ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	跨ぐ	またぐ matagu
Polite (~masu)	跨ぎます	またぎます matagimasu
Negative	跨がない	またがない mataganai
Polite negative	跨ぎません	またぎません matagimasen
Past	跨いだ	またいだ mataida
Polite past	跨ぎました	またぎました matagimashita
Negative past	跨がなかった	またがなかった mataganakatta
Te-form	跨いで	またいで mataide
Potential	跨げる	またげる matageru
Passive	跨がれる	またがれる matagareru
Causative	跨がせる	またがせる matagaseru
Volitional	跨ごう	またごう matagou
Imperative	跨げ	またげ matage
Conditional (~ba)	跨げば	またげば matageba

Kanji in 跨ぐ

跨

be, sit or stand astride, extend overコ・カ・また.がる・またが.る · 13 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1267830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.