めげる
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Japanese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
めげる • (megeru) ichidan (stem めげ (mege), past めげた (megeta))
- to give in; to give up; to lose heart
- めげずに頑張る
- megezu ni ganbaru
- to doggedly persevere
- めげずに頑張る
Conjugation
Conjugation of "めげる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めげ | mege | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めげ | mege | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めげる | megeru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めげる | megeru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めげれ | megere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めげよ¹ めげろ² |
megeyo¹ megero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | めげられる | megerareru | ||
| Causative | めげさせる めげさす |
megesaseru megesasu | ||
| Potential | めげられる めげれる³ |
megerareru megereru³ | ||
| Volitional | めげよう | megeyō | ||
| Negative | めげない めげぬ めげん |
megenai megenu megen | ||
| Negative continuative | めげず | megezu | ||
| Formal | めげます | megemasu | ||
| Perfective | めげた | megeta | ||
| Conjunctive | めげて | megete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | めげれば | megereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
