防ぐ - To Prevent/Defend - FUSEGU
Radicals of 防ぐ
Radical 1: 阝 (おおざと - 'village' radical, indicating location or protection)
Radical 2: 方 (ほう - 'direction' radical, contributing to the structure of the kanji)
Synonyms/Related Words:
防止する (ぼうしする - to prevent)
防御する (ぼうぎょする - to defend)
防衛する (ぼうえいする - to protect, to guard)
予防する (よぼうする - to take precautions)
防ぐ (ふせぐ - to block, to ward off)
Verb Tenses and Forms:
Dictionary Form (Present/Future):
防ぐ (ふせぐ) - to prevent/defend
Polite Form (ます Form):
防ぎます (ふせぎます) - prevent/defend (polite)
Negative Form:
防がない (ふせがない) - do not prevent/defend
防ぎません (ふせぎません) - do not prevent/defend (polite)
Past Tense:
防いだ (ふせいだ) - prevented/defended
防ぎました (ふせぎました) - prevented/defended (polite)
Negative Past Tense:
防がなかった (ふせがなかった) - did not prevent/defend
防ぎませんでした (ふせぎませんでした) - did not prevent/defend (polite)
て Form (Conjunctive):
防いで (ふせいで) - preventing/defending (and...)
Conditional Form:
防げば (ふせげば) - if (I/you) prevent/defend
Volitional Form (Let's...):
防ごう (ふせごう) - let's prevent/defend
Imperative Form (Command):
防げ (ふせげ) - prevent/defend! (casual/commanding)
防ぎなさい (ふせぎなさい) - prevent/defend! (polite command)
Prohibitive Form (Don't...):
防ぐな (ふせぐな) - don't prevent/defend!
Potential Form (Can...):
防げる (ふせげる) - can prevent/defend
防げます (ふせげます) - can prevent/defend (polite)
Causative Form (Make/Let...):
防がせる (ふせがせる) - make/let someone prevent/defend
防がせます (ふせがせます) - make/let someone prevent/defend (polite)
Passive Form (Is prevented/defended):
防がれる (ふせがれる) - is prevented/defended
防がれます (ふせがれます) - is prevented/defended (polite)
Causative-Passive Form (Is made to prevent/defend):
防がせられる (ふせがせられる) - is made to prevent/defend
防がせられます (ふせがせられます) - is made to prevent/defend (polite)