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[ま(負)·け·る]
makeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ま(敗)·け·る]
makeru
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[ま(敗)·け(北)·る]
makeru
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English Meaning(s) for 負ける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lose; to be defeated
  2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
  3. to be inferior to
  4. to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
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Definition and Synonyms for 負ける

Release euphemistic expressions for death
Synonyms: ロス, 亡失, 喪失, 死, 減退, 解放, 負け, 負ける, 遺失
Lose fail to make money in a business
Synonyms: 失う, 失する, 損する, 敗る, 敗れる, 敗北, 無くなす, 紛失, 落とす, 負ける
Rout an overwhelming defeat
Synonyms: 敗北, 敗走, 負ける
Lose fail to win
Synonyms: 敗る, 敗れる, 敗北, 敗戦, 負ける
Defeat an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Synonyms: 取りこぼす, 戦敗, 敗, 敗北, 敗戦, 敗軍, 笈, 負, 負け, 負ける, 負け戦, 黒星
Loss the act of losing someone or something
Synonyms: 敗北, 負ける
Lose make a loss or fail to profit
Synonyms: 失う, 失する, 損する, 敗る, 敗れる, 敗北, 無くなす, 紛失, 落とす, 負ける

Meanings for each kanji in 負ける

» defeat; negative; -; minus; bear; owe; assume a responsibility

Categories 負ける is a member of

Finish event whose occurrence ends something
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Failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
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Decease the event of dying or departure from life
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Failure an act that fails
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Defeat an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 負ける

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Conjugations for 負ける

masu stem
[ま(負)·け]
make
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Negative stem
[ま(負)·け]
make
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·て]
makete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·な·く·て]
makenakute
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Adverbial Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·く]
makenaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·る]
makeru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·い]
makenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·た]
maketa
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·か·っ·た]
makenakatta
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Presumptive Form
[ま(負)·け·よ·う]
makeyou
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Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ま·す]
makemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ま·せ·ん]
makemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ま·し·た]
makemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makemasendeshita
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Presumptive Form
[ま(負)·け·ま·し·ょ·う]
makemashou
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Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·い]
maketai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·な·い]
maketakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·か·っ·た]
maketakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
maketakunakatta
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Adjective stem
[ま(負)·け·た]
maketa
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·て]
maketakute
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·な·く·て]
maketakunakute
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Adverbial Form
[ま(負)·け·た·く]
maketaku
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Provisional Form
[ま(負)·け·た·け·れ·ば]
maketakereba
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Provisional Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
maketakunakereba
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Conditional Form
[ま(負)·け·た·か·っ·た·ら]
maketakattara
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Conditional Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
maketakunakattara
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Objective Form
[ま(負)·け·た·さ]
maketasa
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Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ろ]
makero
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Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·さ·い]
makenasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·ば]
makereba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·け·れ·ば]
makenakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ま(負)·け·な·き·ゃ]
makenakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·ら]
maketara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·な·か·っ·た·ら]
makenakattara
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Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·た·り]
maketari
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Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·る]
makerareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·い]
makerarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·た]
makerareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
makerarenakatta
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masu-stem
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ]
makerare
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·て]
makerarete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·く·て]
makerarenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·す]
makeraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
makeraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
makeraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makeraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·る]
makereru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·な·い]
makerenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·た]
makereta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·な·か·っ·た]
makerenakatta
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·れ·て]
makerete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·れ·な·く·て]
makerenakute
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Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·ま·す]
makeremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·ま·せ·ん]
makeremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·ま·し·た]
makeremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makeremasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·る]
makerareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·い]
makerarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·た]
makerareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
makerarenakatta
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masu stem
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ]
makerare
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·て]
makerarete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·な·く·て]
makerarenakute
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Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·す]
makeraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
makeraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
makeraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makeraremasendeshita
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Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·る]
makesaseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·な·い]
makesasenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·た]
makesaseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
makesasenakatta
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masu stem
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ]
makesase
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·て]
makesasete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·な·く·て]
makesasenakute
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Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ま·す]
makesasemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
makesasemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ま·し·た]
makesasemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makesasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·る]
makesaserareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·い]
makesaserarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·た]
makesaserareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
makesaserarenakatta
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masu stem
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ]
makesaserare
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te-form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·て]
makesaserarete
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Negative te-form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·く·て]
makesaserarenakute
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Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·す]
makesaseraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
makesaseraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
makesaseraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
makesaseraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[ま(負)·け·ん]
maken
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Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ず]
makezu
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Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ぬ]
makenu
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Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ま(負)·け·ざ·る]
makezaru
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Sample Sentences for 負ける

He was beaten too easily.
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To our surprise, he was defeated in the match.
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He is as honest a lad as any.
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People have time upon time faced 'a war that must not be lost'.
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When they saw that they were losing, they gave up.
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例：試合に負けた。

#2 Posted by lovegarden over 10 years ago

Please can you tell me which one is right? ～に負ける、～を負ける?

#1 Posted by giaphu.1409 over 10 years ago


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