磨く
みがく
to brush (teeth); to polish
Migaku (磨く) is a godan verb meaning "to brush (teeth)". Its polite form is 磨きます (migakimasu), its te form is 磨いて (migaite), its past form is 磨いた (migaita), and its negative form is 磨かない (migakanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Migaku (磨く) conjugation quick reference
磨く means "to brush (teeth)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Migaku example sentences
毎日 は を みがきます。
I brush my teeth every day.
きのう くつ を みがきました。
I polished my shoes yesterday.
まだ は を みがいていません。
I haven’t brushed my teeth yet.
How to use Migaku: grammar notes
•Use を after the thing you're brushing or polishing—like 歯を磨く (to brush your teeth) or 靴を磨く (to polish your shoes).
•Don’t use に after the object—saying 歯に磨く is incorrect; always use を.
•磨く is often used in daily routines, so you might hear it with 毎日 (every day), like 毎日歯を磨きます (I brush my teeth every day).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Migaku
歯を磨く
to brush (one's) teeth
靴を磨く
to polish shoes
技術を磨く
to improve/refine a skill
Migaku (磨く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 磨く | migaku |
| Masu Form | 磨きます | migakimasu |
| Te Form | 磨いて | migaite |
| Past Form | 磨いた | migaita |
| Negative Form | 磨かない | migakanai |
| Past Negative | 磨かなかった | migakanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 磨きます | migakimasu |
| Polite Past | 磨きました | migakimashita |
| Polite Negative | 磨きません | migakimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 磨きませんでした | migakimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 磨ける | migakeru |
| Passive Form | 磨かれる | migakareru |
| Causative Form | 磨かせる | migakaseru |
| Causative Passive | 磨かされる | migakasareru |
| Volitional Form | 磨こう | migakou |
| Imperative Form | 磨け | migake |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 磨けば | migakeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 磨いたら | migaitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 磨いている | migaiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 磨きたい | migakitai |
| Prohibition | 磨くな | migakuna |