ググる

Japanese

ググる (guguru): to google something.

Alternative forms

グーグる (gūguru)
ggる (guguru)

Etymology

Blend of グーグル (Gūguru, derived from English Google) + verb-forming suffix -る (-ru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ググる [gùgúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ググる • (guguru) transitive godan (stem ググり (guguri), past ググった (gugutta))

(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.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ググら	gugura
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ググり	guguri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ググる	guguru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ググる	guguru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ググれ	gugure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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 (just fucking google it)

Related terms

グーグル (Gūguru): Google, the website or company

See also

ヤフる (yafuru): to search using Yahoo!
検索(けんさく) (kensaku): a search; to search

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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