平らげる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
平
たい
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
平げる

Pronunciation

Verb

平(たい)らげる • (tairageru) ←たひらげる (tafirageru)?transitive ichidan (stem 平(たい)らげ (tairage), past 平(たい)らげた (tairageta))

Japanese verb pair
active 平らげる
mediopassive 平らぐ
  1. (often said of a large amount of food or drink) to consume completely, to eat up, to finish off
    • 1954, 坂口安吾, 裏切り‎, 青空文庫:
      モジモジしながらいつもライスカレー三(さん)枚(まい)はペロリと平(たい)らげていました。
      Mojimoji shinagara itsumo raisu karē sanmai wa perori to tairagete imashita.
      While acting hesitant, he always quickly ate up at least three plates of curry rice.
  2. to subdue, to suppress, to subjugate
    Synonym: 平定する (heitei suru)
  3. to flatten

Conjugation

Conjugation of "平らげる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 平らげ たいらげ tairage
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 平らげ たいらげ tairage
Shūshikei ("terminal") 平らげる たいらげる tairageru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 平らげる たいらげる tairageru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 平らげれ たいらげれ tairagere
Meireikei ("imperative") 平らげよ¹
平らげろ² 		たいらげよ¹
たいらげろ² 		tairageyo¹
tairagero²
Key constructions
Passive 平らげられる たいらげられる tairagerareru
Causative 平らげさせる
平らげさす 		たいらげさせる
たいらげさす 		tairagesaseru
tairagesasu
Potential 平らげられる
平らげれる³ 		たいらげられる
たいらげれる³ 		tairagerareru
tairagereru³
Volitional 平らげよう たいらげよう tairageyō
Negative 平らげない
平らげぬ
平らげん 		たいらげない
たいらげぬ
たいらげん 		tairagenai
tairagenu
tairagen
Negative continuative 平らげず たいらげず tairagezu
Formal 平らげます たいらげます tairagemasu
Perfective 平らげた たいらげた tairageta
Conjunctive 平らげて たいらげて tairagete
Hypothetical conditional 平らげれば たいらげれば tairagereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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