あぎとう

Japanese

Etymology

From (あぎと) (agito, gill).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎと [àgítóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡʲito̞ː]

Verb

あぎとう • (agitouあぎとふ (agitofu)?godan (stem あぎとい (agitoi), past あぎとった (agitotta))

  1. (of a baby) babble, speak baby talk
  2. (of a fish) gasp for air at surface

Conjugation

Conjugation of "あぎとう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") あぎとわ agitowa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") あぎとい agitoi
Shūshikei ("terminal") あぎとう agitou
Rentaikei ("attributive") あぎとう agitou
Kateikei ("hypothetical") あぎとえ agitoe
Meireikei ("imperative") あぎとえ agitoe
Key constructions
Passive あぎとわれる agitowareru
Causative あぎとわせる
あぎとわす
agitowaseru
agitowasu
Potential あぎとえる agitoeru
Volitional あぎとおう agitoō
Negative あぎとわない agitowanai
Negative continuative あぎとわず agitowazu
Formal あぎといます agitoimasu
Perfective あぎとった agitotta
Conjunctive あぎとって agitotte
Hypothetical conditional あぎとえば agitoeba