Japanese

げる

こしをあげる
Meaning: to stand up; to start taking action
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

腰
を
上
げ
る

Example

The government finally took action and began to tackle the problem.

Usage Notes

Literally means to stand up, but figuratively used for someone finally starting something they had been procrastinating on. Often used as 'heavy waist' (omoi koshi) to emphasize reluctance.

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