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Meaning of 負ける in Japanese
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負ける, 敗けるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingまける
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Romajimakeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to lose; to be defeated
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be inferior to
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on
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Examples of 負ける, 敗ける, まける in a sentence
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He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
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自分でも負けた。
Even I was defeated.
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そういう相手の前では、私の見せ掛けだけの怜悧な技術は、見抜かれた時に負けていたと思う。
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.
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When it comes to cooking, no one can beat me.
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誘惑に負けてはいけない。
You must not yield to temptation.
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I played a match of tennis with my friend, but lost.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 負ける
- Plain Polite
- 負けます
- Negative
- 負けない
- Negative Polite
- 負けません
Past
- Plain
- 負けた
- Plain Polite
- 負けました
- Negative
- 負けなかった
- Negative Polite
- 負けませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 負けて
- Plain Polite
- 負けまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 負けられる
- Plain Polite
- 負けられます
- Negative
- 負けられない
- Negative Polite
- 負けられません
Related Kanji
負
JLPT 3
9 strokes
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
On'Yomi: フ
Kun'Yomi: ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う