Japanese

れをげる

わかれをつげる
Meaning: to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to part ways
Part of Speech: Verb, Phrase

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 別れを告げる 別れを告げない
Polite 別れを告げます 別れを告げません
Past 別れを告げた 別れを告げなかった
Polite + Past 別れを告げました 別れを告げませんでした
Te-form 別れを告げて 別れを告げなくて
Potential 別れを告げられる 別れを告げられない
Passive 別れを告げられる 別れを告げられない
Causative 別れを告げさせる 別れを告げさせない
Imperative 別れを告げろ 別れを告げるな

Handwriting

別
れ
を
告
げ
る

Example

He bid farewell to the town he had lived in for many years.

Usage Notes

A formal or literary expression for saying goodbye or leaving a place/person.

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