Makeru

JLPT N4

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負ける (Makeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten, to give in (to)”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lose; to be defeated; to be beatenocc. written as 敗ける
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
  5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

Examples

  • When you lose, you actually win.

  • Weak people lose.

  • Even I was defeated.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 負ける

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