逃げる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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
Imperative (命令形) 逃げろ
Key constructions
Passive 逃げられる げられ
Causative 逃げさせる げさせ
Potential 逃げられる げられ
Volitional 逃げよう げよ
Negative 逃げない ない
Negative perfective 逃げなかった なかった
Formal 逃げます げま
Perfective 逃げた げた
Conjunctive 逃げて げて
Hypothetical conditional 逃げれば れば

Verb

()げる (nigeruintransitive ichidan (stem () (nige), past ()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
    (かご)から小鳥(ことり)()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)()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()げる
    niten rīdo shita mama nigeru
    to have a 2-point lead
  5. to deviate from normal (condition, direction)
    (こし)()げている
    koshi ga nigeteiru
    having a strained back
    (ねつ)()げる
    netsu ga nigeru
    loss of heat

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