Japanese

ひきげる

ひきあげる
Meaning: to pull up; to raise; to salvage; to withdraw or increase depending on context
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example

作業員たちは港で沈んだ船をひき上げた。
The workers raised the sunken boat from the harbor.

Usage Notes

In this sentence it means lifting something up from below or from water. It can also describe withdrawing people or raising prices, rates, or levels.

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