負ける (Makeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten, to give in (to)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lose; to be defeated; to be beatenocc. written as 敗ける
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
Examples
負けるが勝ち。
When you lose, you actually win.
弱者は負ける。
Weak people lose.
自分でも負けた。
Even I was defeated.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).