めげる
Japanese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “any relation to 曲がる?”)
Pronunciation
Verb
めげる • (megeru) ichidan (stem めげ (mege), past めげた (megeta))
- (chiefly in the negative) to give in; to give up; to lose heart
- めげずに頑張る
- megezu ni ganbaru
- to doggedly persevere
- めげずに頑張る
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めげ | mege | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めげ | mege | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めげる | megeru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めげる | megeru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めげれ | megere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めげよ¹ めげろ² |
megeyo¹ megero² | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | めげられる | megerareru | |
| Causative | めげさせる めげさす |
megesaseru megesasu | |
| Potential | めげられる めげれる³ |
megerareru megereru³ | |
| Volitional | めげよう | megeyō | |
| Negative | めげない めげぬ めげん |
megenai megenu megen | |
| Negative continuative | めげず | megezu | |
| Formal | めげます | megemasu | |
| Perfective | めげた | megeta | |
| Conjunctive | めげて | megete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | めげれば | megereba | |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “め・げる”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN