あぎとう

Japanese

Etymology

From 顎(あぎと) (agito, “gill”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あぎとー [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