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みがく info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word 'みがく':
– Visualize polishing a mirror, which in Japanese is "鏡をみがく" (kagami wo migaku). This imagery can help cement the meaning of the word 'みがく'.

Explanations:
– 'みがく' (磨く) primarily means to polish or grind but can also mean to brush (like teeth) or to refine (talent, skills).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– みがく is also used in contexts similar to the English words refine, burnish, or shine.

Conjugations:
– Infinitive: みがく (migaku)
– Past: みがいた (migaita)
– Present: みがく (migaku)
– Future: みがくだろう/みがくでしょう (migaku darou/migaku deshou)
– Negative: みがかない (migakanai)
– Polite present: みがきます (migakimasu)
– Polite past: みがきました (migakimaa)

Examples of sentences that use it:
– 私は毎朝歯をみがきます。 (Watashi wa mai asa ha wo migakimasu.) – I brush my teeth every morning.
– 彼はその机をきれいにみがいた。 (Kare wa sono tsukue wo kirei ni migaita.) – He polished that desk beautifully.
– 彼女は技術をみがいている。 (Kanojo wa gijutsu wo migaiteiru.) – She is refining her skills.
– 明日、車をみがくだろう。 (Aa, kuruma wo migaku darou.) – I will probably polish the car tomorrow.

Romanized characters:
– 私は毎朝歯をみがきます。 (Watashi wa mai asa ha wo migakimasu.)
– 彼はその机をきれいにみがいた。 (Kare wa sono tsukue wo kirei ni migaita.)
– 彼女は技術をみがいている。 (Kanojo wa gijutsu wo migaiteiru.)
– 明日、車をみがくだろう。 (Aa, kuruma wo migaku darou.)

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