ググる

Japanese

ググる (guguru): to google something.

Alternative forms

グーグる (gūguru)
ggる (guguru)

Etymology

Borrowed from English google, or shift within Japanese from the proper noun グーグル (Gūguru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ググる [gùgúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ググる (transitive, godan conjugation, rōmaji guguru)

(Internet slang) to google: to search the Internet using the Google search engine
(Internet slang) to search the Internet using a search engine (not necessarily Google)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ググる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	ググら	gugura
Continuative (連用形)	ググり	guguri
Terminal (終止形)	ググる	guguru
Attributive (連体形)	ググる	guguru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	ググれ	gugure
Imperative (命令形)	ググれ	gugure
Key constructions
Passive	ググられる	gugurareru
Causative	ググらせるググらす	guguraseru gugurasu
Potential	ググれる	gugureru
Volitional	ググろう	gugurō
Negative	ググらない	guguranai
Negative continuative	ググらず	gugurazu
Formal	ググります	gugurimasu
Perfective	ググった	gugutta
Conjunctive	ググって	gugutte
Hypothetical conditional	ググれば	gugureba

Derived terms

ググれカス, ググレカス (gugure kasu): JFGI

Related terms

グーグル (gūguru): Google, the website or company
ヤフる (yafuru): to search using Yahoo!

See also

検索 (けんさく) (kensaku): a search; to search

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