逃げる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
逃
に
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
遁げる
北げる

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "逃げる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		逃げる にげ​る
Imperative (命令形) 逃げろ にげ​ろ
Key constructions
Passive 逃げられる にげられ​る
Causative 逃げさせる にげさせ​る
Potential 逃げられる にげられ​る
Volitional 逃げよう にげよ​ー
Negative 逃げない にげ​ない
Negative perfective 逃げなかった にげ​なかった
Formal 逃げます にげま​す
Perfective 逃げた に​げた
Conjunctive 逃げて に​げて
Hypothetical conditional 逃げれば にげ​れば

Verb

逃(に)げる • (nigeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 逃(に)げ (nige), past 逃(に)げた (nigeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 逃がす
mediopassive 逃げる
  1. to escape; to run away; to get away (so to not get caught)
  2. to escape (from a dangerous or bad situation)
    Synonyms: 脱出, 避難
    籠(かご)から小鳥(ことり)が逃(に)げる
    kago kara kotori ga nigeru
    the bird escapes from the cage
  3. to avoid, to stay away from
    Synonyms: 回避, 避ける
    役員(やくいん)を逃(に)げる
    yakuin o nigeru
    to stay away from the officials
  4. (sports) to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
    二点(にてん)リードしたまま逃(に)げる
    niten rīdo shita mama nigeru
    to have a 2-point lead
  5. to deviate from normal (condition, direction)
    腰(こし)が逃(に)げている
    koshi ga nigeteiru
    having a strained back
    熱(ねつ)が逃(に)げる
    netsu ga nigeru
    loss of heat

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逃げる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 逃げ にげ nige
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 逃げ にげ nige
Shūshikei ("terminal") 逃げる にげる nigeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 逃げる にげる nigeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 逃げれ にげれ nigere
Meireikei ("imperative") 逃げよ¹
逃げろ² 		にげよ¹
にげろ² 		nigeyo¹
nigero²
Key constructions
Passive 逃げられる にげられる nigerareru
Causative 逃げさせる
逃げさす 		にげさせる
にげさす 		nigesaseru
nigesasu
Potential 逃げられる
逃げれる³ 		にげられる
にげれる³ 		nigerareru
nigereru³
Volitional 逃げよう にげよう nigeyō
Negative 逃げない
逃げぬ
逃げん 		にげない
にげぬ
にげん 		nigenai
nigenu
nigen
Negative continuative 逃げず にげず nigezu
Formal 逃げます にげます nigemasu
Perfective 逃げた にげた nigeta
Conjunctive 逃げて にげて nigete
Hypothetical conditional 逃げれば にげれば nigereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

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